HEX atlas value

#72514F

#72514F is a warm red HEX color close to Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 114, 81, 79, HSL 3, 18%, 38%, has luminance 0.1003, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#72514F Sample readable text

HEX #72514F

RGB rgb(114, 81, 79)

HSL hsl(3 18% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 31, 55)

Luminance 0.1003

Contrast Black 3.01:1White 6.99:1

CSS

--color-72514f: #72514F;
.background-72514f { background-color: #72514F; }
.text-72514f { color: #72514F; }

Luminance0.1003

Black text3.01:1AA Fail

White text6.99:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#72514F","rgb":[114,81,79],"hsl":[3,18,38],"cmyk":[0,29,31,55],"luminance":0.1003,"contrast":{"black":3.01,"white":6.99}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C2B2A","hex":"#3C2B2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.57,"contrastWhite":13.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#883E3A","hex":"#883E3A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/72514f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggplant.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4F7172","analogous":["#724F5F","#72634F"],"triadic":["#4F7251","#514F72"],"tetradic":["#5F724F","#4F7172","#634F72"],"splitComplementary":["#4F7263","#4F5F72"],"monochromatic":["#A37D7B","#72514F","#3C2B2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A37D7B","dark":"#3C2B2A","saturated":"#883E3A","desaturated":"#616161","pastel":"#A39E9E","neon":"#EB0C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":17},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.600699292150182}]

HEX meaning and use

About #72514F

#72514F is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #72514F is visually closest to Umber, a named orange color with HEX #635147.

The RGB channels are 114, 81, and 79, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 18% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1003, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.01:1AA Fail

White text6.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #72514F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.01:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.99:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C2B2A#FFFFFF text · best 13.36:1#3C2B2A

Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051

#883E3A#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#883E3A

Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#72514F#72514F

#4F7172#4F7172

#724F5F#724F5F

#72634F#72634F

#A37D7B#A37D7B

#3C2B2A#3C2B2A

Color Harmonies

#4F7172#4F7172

#724F5F#724F5F

#72634F#72634F

#4F7251#4F7251

#514F72#514F72

Variants

#A37D7B#A37D7B

#3C2B2A#3C2B2A

#883E3A#883E3A

#616161#616161

#A39E9E#A39E9E

#EB0C00#EB0C00

Nearest Named Colors

Umber#635147

Loam#6B4F3A

Eggplant#614051

Coffee#6F4E37

Raw Umber#826644

#72514F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #72514F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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