What color is #726555?

#726555 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726555?

The RGB value is 114, 101, 85: 114 red, 101 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726555?

The complementary color is #556272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726555 color

#726555 rgb(114, 101, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726555 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 39.6% green and 33.3% blue (114, 101, 85).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#726555 color codes

HEX	`#726555`
RGB	`rgb(114, 101, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 39.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, 2.39, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 11.22, 77.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.233, 13.541, 10.509)`
Decimal	`7497045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726555, 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 #726555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #726555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726555; }
.text { color: #726555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 101 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726555, #717255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #726555?: #726555 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726555?: The RGB value is 114, 101, 85: 114 red, 101 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726555?: The complementary color is #556272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.