What color is #726352?

#726352 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726352?

The RGB value is 114, 99, 82: 114 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726352?

The complementary color is #526172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726352 color

#726352 rgb(114, 99, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726352 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 38.8% green and 32.2% blue (114, 99, 82).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#726352 color codes

HEX	`#726352`
RGB	`rgb(114, 99, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 38.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 3.11, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 12.28, 75.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.924, 13.111, 9.831)`
Decimal	`7496530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726352, 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 #726352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #726352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726352; }
.text { color: #726352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 99 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726352, #717252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #726352?: #726352 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726352?: The RGB value is 114, 99, 82: 114 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726352?: The complementary color is #526172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.