Information about #72494B color

#72494B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72494B falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 73, 75) — 44.7% red, 28.6% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 15 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #72494B reads as a gently muted warm red and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Crossroads (#734949). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spellbound (#6D4A4E) and Vintage Brown (#734F46).

The recipe behind #72494B is rgb(114, 73, 75), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#72494B color variations

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

#72494B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72494B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#452C2D

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#2E1D1E

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#170E0F

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Black

#000000

#72494B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#765354

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#795D5E

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Grey

#808080

#72494B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#736849

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#735849

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#73495C

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#73496C

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#684973

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#72494B 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
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#4A7371
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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
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#4A6073
#4A6073

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#4A735C
#4A735C

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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
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#734A60
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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
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#4C734A
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#4A4C73
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#73714A
#73714A

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#4A7371
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#4A4C73
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#60734A
#60734A

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#4A7371
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#5C4A73
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Nearest named colors to #72494B

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

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Vintage Brown color link
Vintage Brown

#734F46

Painite color link
Painite

#6B4947

Lumberjack color link
Lumberjack

#724B43

Brownish Purple color link
Brownish Purple

#76424E

Copperhead color link
Copperhead

#755148

Tuscan Red color link
Tuscan Red

#7C4848

Purplish Brown color link
Purplish Brown

#6B4247

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Rose Ebony color link
Rose Ebony

#674846

#72494B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72494B
  • RGB114, 73, 75
  • CMYK0, 16, 15, 55
  • CSSrgb(114, 73, 75)
  • HSL357°, 22%, 37%
  • HSL Precise357.073°, 21.925%, 36.667%
  • HSV357°, 36%, 45%
  • HSB357°, 36%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.286, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.286, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.286, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID72494B
  • DECIMAL ID7489867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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