What color is #724E47?

#724E47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #724E47?

The RGB value is 114, 78, 71: 114 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724E47?

The complementary color is #476B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724E47 color

#724E47 rgb(114, 78, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #724E47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 30.6% green and 27.8% blue (114, 78, 71).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 38% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#724E47 color codes

HEX	`#724E47`
RGB	`rgb(114, 78, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 30.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 38%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.9, 14.19, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.9, 17.5, 35.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.802, 9.482, 7.221)`
Decimal	`7491143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724E47, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #724E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #724E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724e47; }
.text { color: #724e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 78 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724e47, #726447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #724E47?: #724E47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #724E47?: The RGB value is 114, 78, 71: 114 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724E47?: The complementary color is #476B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.