What color is #725B4C?

#725B4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725B4C?

The RGB value is 114, 91, 76: 114 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725B4C?

The complementary color is #4C6372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725B4C color

#725B4C rgb(114, 91, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #725B4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 35.7% green and 29.8% blue (114, 91, 76).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#725B4C color codes

HEX	`#725B4C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 91, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 35.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, 7.01, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 14.08, 60.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.985, 11.582, 8.44)`
Decimal	`7494476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725B4C, 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 #725B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #725B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725b4c; }
.text { color: #725b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 91 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725b4c, #726e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725B4C?: #725B4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725B4C?: The RGB value is 114, 91, 76: 114 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725B4C?: The complementary color is #4C6372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.