What color is #726652?

#726652 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726652?

The RGB value is 114, 102, 82: 114 red, 102 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726652?

The complementary color is #525E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726652 color

#726652 rgb(114, 102, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #726652 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40% green and 32.2% blue (114, 102, 82).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#726652 color codes

HEX	`#726652`
RGB	`rgb(114, 102, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.78, 1.33, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.78, 13.13, 84.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.214, 13.69, 9.927)`
Decimal	`7497298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726652, 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 #726652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #726652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726652; }
.text { color: #726652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 102 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726652, #6e7252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #726652?: #726652 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726652?: The RGB value is 114, 102, 82: 114 red, 102 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726652?: The complementary color is #525E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.