Information about #72201D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated warm red, #72201D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Persian Plum (#701C1C). Slightly further away sit Crown Of Thorns (#771F1F) and Heatwave (#6E2620).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(114, 32, 29)), which gives #72201D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #72201D: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#72201D color variations
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#72201D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#72201D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#72201D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#72201D color hues
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#72201D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #72201D color
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Nearest named colors to #72201D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#701C1C
#771F1F
#6E2620
#6B2320
#701F28
#6D1C27
#701C28
#672422
#6E2C25
#642620
#752E23
#621D1D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#72201D
- RGB114, 32, 29
- CMYK0, 32, 33, 55
- CSSrgb(114, 32, 29)
- HSL2°, 59%, 28%
- HSL Precise2.118°, 59.441%, 28.039%
- HSV2°, 75%, 45%
- HSB2°, 75%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.125
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.125, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.125, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.125, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB12.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID72201D
- DECIMAL ID7479325
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
