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#72043B Color

#72043B is rgb(114, 4, 59) in RGB, hsl(330, 93%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pansy Purple (#78184A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72043B
HEX#72043B
RGBrgb(114, 4, 59)
HSLhsl(330, 93%, 23%)
HSVhsv(330, 96%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.143 359.3)
LABlab(23.99% 45.81 0.07)
LCHlch(23.99% 45.81 0.09)

What #72043B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72043B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#72043B Channel Values

How #72043B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 4 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 93% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 96% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 48% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.69:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72043B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72043B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72043B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #72043B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72043B.

How #72043B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72043B
Protanopia#30303A
Protanomaly#52253B
Deuteranopia#434338
Deuteranomaly#5A3439
Tritanopia#701313
Tritanomaly#710E28
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72043B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72043b: #72043B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72043B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72043b': '#72043B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.016, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_72043b">#72043B</color>
SVG fillfill="#72043B"

More Pink Colors

#72043B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#72043B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72043B?

#72043B is a dark pink — rgb(114, 4, 59) in RGB and hsl(330, 93%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #72043B?

#72043B is rgb(114, 4, 59) — red 114, green 4, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72043B?

#72043B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72043B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #72043B scores 11.69:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72043B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72043B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 34.83, which is a different colour altogether.

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