What color is #725D47?

#725D47 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 #725D47?

The RGB value is 114, 93, 71: 114 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725D47?

The complementary color is #475C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725D47 color

#725D47 rgb(114, 93, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #725D47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.5% green and 27.8% blue (114, 93, 71).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 38% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#725D47 color codes

HEX	`#725D47`
RGB	`rgb(114, 93, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 38%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 5.1, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 16.66, 72.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.991, 11.862, 7.618)`
Decimal	`7494983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725D47, 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 #725D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #725D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725d47; }
.text { color: #725d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 93 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725d47, #727247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #725D47?: #725D47 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 #725D47?: The RGB value is 114, 93, 71: 114 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725D47?: The complementary color is #475C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.