Information about #722A2A color

#722A2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#722A2A falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 42, 42) — 44.7% red, 16.5% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 28 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #722A2A reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dynamite (#6F282B). Slightly further away sit Tamarillo (#752B2F) and Kakaramea (#6E2C25).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 42, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #722A2A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#722A2A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#722A2A 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #722A2A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dynamite color link
Dynamite

#6F282B

Tamarillo color link
Tamarillo

#752B2F

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Lusty color link
Lusty

#782E2C

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Kwila color link
Kwila

#6D332A

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Pueblo color link
Pueblo

#6E3326

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#722A2A
  • RGB114, 42, 42
  • CMYK0, 28, 28, 55
  • CSSrgb(114, 42, 42)
  • HSL0°, 46%, 31%
  • HSL Precise0°, 46.154%, 30.588%
  • HSV0°, 63%, 45%
  • HSB0°, 63%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.165, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.165, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.165, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID722A2A
  • DECIMAL ID7481898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01