What color is #725F3E?

#725F3E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725F3E?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 62: 114 red, 95 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F3E?

The complementary color is #3E5172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F3E color

#725F3E rgb(114, 95, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #725F3E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 24.3% blue (114, 95, 62).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 46% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#725F3E color codes

HEX	`#725F3E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.39, 2.77, 21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.39, 21.91, 82.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.902, 12.11, 6.267)`
Decimal	`7495486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F3E, 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 #725F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #725F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f3e; }
.text { color: #725f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f3e, #6b723e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #725F3E?: #725F3E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725F3E?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 62: 114 red, 95 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F3E?: The complementary color is #3E5172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.