What color is #726140?

#726140 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726140?

The RGB value is 114, 97, 64: 114 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726140?

The complementary color is #405172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726140 color

#726140 rgb(114, 97, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #726140 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 38% green and 25.1% blue (114, 97, 64).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 44% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#726140 color codes

HEX	`#726140`
RGB	`rgb(114, 97, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 38%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, 1.82, 21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 21.42, 85.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.14, 12.497, 6.622)`
Decimal	`7496000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726140, 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 #726140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #726140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726140; }
.text { color: #726140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 97 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726140, #6a7240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #726140?: #726140 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726140?: The RGB value is 114, 97, 64: 114 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726140?: The complementary color is #405172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.