What color is #726348?

#726348 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726348?

The RGB value is 114, 99, 72: 114 red, 99 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726348?

The complementary color is #485772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726348 color

#726348 rgb(114, 99, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #726348 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 38.8% green and 28.2% blue (114, 99, 72).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#726348 color codes

HEX	`#726348`
RGB	`rgb(114, 99, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 38.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 1.66, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 17.65, 84.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.571, 12.969, 7.971)`
Decimal	`7496520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726348, 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 #726348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #726348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726348; }
.text { color: #726348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 99 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726348, #6c7248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #726348?: #726348 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726348?: The RGB value is 114, 99, 72: 114 red, 99 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726348?: The complementary color is #485772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.