What color is #725E59?

#725E59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725E59?

The RGB value is 114, 94, 89: 114 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725E59?

The complementary color is #596D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725E59 color

#725E59 rgb(114, 94, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725E59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.9% green and 34.9% blue (114, 94, 89).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#725E59 color codes

HEX	`#725E59`
RGB	`rgb(114, 94, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, 7.23, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 9.33, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.745, 12.305, 11.153)`
Decimal	`7495257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725E59, 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 #725E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #725E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725e59; }
.text { color: #725e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 94 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725e59, #726b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725E59?: #725E59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725E59?: The RGB value is 114, 94, 89: 114 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725E59?: The complementary color is #596D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.