What color is #726165?

#726165 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726165?

The RGB value is 114, 97, 101: 114 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726165?

The complementary color is #61726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726165 color

#726165 rgb(114, 97, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726165 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 38% green and 39.6% blue (114, 97, 101).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#726165 color codes

HEX	`#726165`
RGB	`rgb(114, 97, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 38%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, 7.56, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 7.56, 1.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.563, 13.067, 14.117)`
Decimal	`7496037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726165, 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 #726165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #726165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726165; }
.text { color: #726165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 97 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726165, #726661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726165?: #726165 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726165?: The RGB value is 114, 97, 101: 114 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726165?: The complementary color is #61726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.