What color is #72605A?

#72605A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72605A?

The RGB value is 114, 96, 90: 114 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72605A?

The complementary color is #5A6C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72605A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72605A color

#72605A rgb(114, 96, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72605A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.6% green and 35.3% blue (114, 96, 90).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#72605A color codes

HEX	`#72605A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 96, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, 6.2, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 8.71, 44.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.968, 12.682, 11.436)`
Decimal	`7495770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72605A, 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 #72605A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72605A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #72605A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72605a; }
.text { color: #72605a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72605a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 96 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72605a, #726c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #72605A?: #72605A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72605A?: The RGB value is 114, 96, 90: 114 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72605A?: The complementary color is #5A6C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72605A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.