What color is #72594B?

#72594B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72594B?

The RGB value is 114, 89, 75: 114 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72594B?

The complementary color is #4B6472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72594B color

#72594B rgb(114, 89, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #72594B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (114, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#72594B color codes

HEX	`#72594B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, 8.07, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 14.48, 56.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.782, 11.231, 8.202)`
Decimal	`7493963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72594B, 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 #72594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #72594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72594b; }
.text { color: #72594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72594b, #726d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #72594B?: #72594B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72594B?: The RGB value is 114, 89, 75: 114 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72594B?: The complementary color is #4B6472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.