Information about #72515C color

#72515C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72515C falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 81, 92) — 44.7% red, 31.8% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 9 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #72515C reads as a softly toned pink-red rose 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 Cosmic (#794D60). Slightly further away sit Minx (#68535B) and YSK Brown (#735351).

The recipe behind #72515C is rgb(114, 81, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #72515C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#72515C color variations

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

#72515C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B0909A

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White

#FFFFFF

#72515C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#443036

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Black

#000000

#72515C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#786269

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Grey

#808080

#72515C 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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#715068

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#6C5071

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#5F5071

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#72515C 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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#507166
#507166

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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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#506C71
#506C71

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#507156
#507156

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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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#71506C
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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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#5B7150
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#505B71
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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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#716650
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#505B71
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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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#6C7150
#6C7150

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#507166
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#565071
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Nearest named colors to #72515C

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

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Dove Feather Grey color link
Dove Feather Grey

#755D5B

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Dakota color link
Dakota

#745D55

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Buffalo color link
Buffalo

#765F57

Antique Red color link
Antique Red

#7D4F51

#72515C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72515C
  • RGB114, 81, 92
  • CMYK0, 13, 9, 55
  • CSSrgb(114, 81, 92)
  • HSL340°, 17%, 38%
  • HSL Precise340°, 16.923%, 38.235%
  • HSV340°, 29%, 45%
  • HSB340°, 29%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.318, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.318, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.318, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID72515C
  • DECIMAL ID7491932
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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