What color is #725A2C?

#725A2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725A2C?

The RGB value is 114, 90, 44: 114 red, 90 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725A2C?

The complementary color is #2C4472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725A2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725A2C color

#725A2C rgb(114, 90, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #725A2C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 35.3% green and 17.3% blue (114, 90, 44).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 44% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 61% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#725A2C color codes

HEX	`#725A2C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 90, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 35.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 44%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 61%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 61%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 3.94, 29.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 30.16, 82.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.051, 11.072, 3.937)`
Decimal	`7494188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725A2C, 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 #725A2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725A2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #725A2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725a2c; }
.text { color: #725a2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725a2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 90 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725a2c, #67722c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #725A2C?: #725A2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725A2C?: The RGB value is 114, 90, 44: 114 red, 90 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725A2C?: The complementary color is #2C4472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725A2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.