Close to Rhubarb
#72002A
#72002A is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Rhubarb. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 0% green, and 16.5% blue. Its hue is 338°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #72002A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.75:1 FailThis color as text on white
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1.75:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #72002A as they’d see it.
#72002A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #72002A
What color is #72002A?
#72002A is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Rhubarb. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 0% green, and 16.5% blue. Its hue is 338°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #72002A in RGB?
#72002A is rgb(114, 0, 42): 114 red, 0 green, and 42 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #72002A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 63, 55). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #72002A?
PANTONE 222 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #72002A?
Its complement #004026 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.