What color is #725F69?

#725F69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725F69?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 105: 114 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F69?

The complementary color is #5F7268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F69 color

#725F69 rgb(114, 95, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725F69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 41.2% blue (114, 95, 105).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#725F69 color codes

HEX	`#725F69`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 9.53, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 9.94, 343.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.581, 12.782, 15.114)`
Decimal	`7495529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F69, 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 #725F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #725F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f69; }
.text { color: #725f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f69, #725f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #725F69?: #725F69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725F69?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 105: 114 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F69?: The complementary color is #5F7268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.