What color is #725E60?

#725E60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725E60?

The RGB value is 114, 94, 96: 114 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725E60?

The complementary color is #5E7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725E60 color

#725E60 rgb(114, 94, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725E60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.9% green and 37.6% blue (114, 94, 96).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#725E60 color codes

HEX	`#725E60`
RGB	`rgb(114, 94, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, 8.45, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 8.66, 12.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.053, 12.428, 12.775)`
Decimal	`7495264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725E60, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #725E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #725E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725e60; }
.text { color: #725e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 94 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725e60, #72665e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725E60?: #725E60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725E60?: The RGB value is 114, 94, 96: 114 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725E60?: The complementary color is #5E7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.