What color is #725F40?

#725F40 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 #725F40?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 64: 114 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F40?

The complementary color is #405372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F40 color

#725F40 rgb(114, 95, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #725F40 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 25.1% blue (114, 95, 64).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 44% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#725F40 color codes

HEX	`#725F40`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 44%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, 3.01, 20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 20.82, 81.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.957, 12.133, 6.561)`
Decimal	`7495488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F40, 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 #725F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #725F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f40; }
.text { color: #725f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f40, #6c7240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #725F40?: #725F40 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 #725F40?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 64: 114 red, 95 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F40?: The complementary color is #405372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.