What color is #726760?

#726760 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726760?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 96: 114 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726760?

The complementary color is #606B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726760 color

#726760 rgb(114, 103, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726760 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 37.6% blue (114, 103, 96).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#726760 color codes

HEX	`#726760`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 3.05, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 6.31, 61.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.901, 14.123, 13.058)`
Decimal	`7497568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726760, 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 #726760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #726760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726760; }
.text { color: #726760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726760, #727060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726760?: #726760 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726760?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 96: 114 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726760?: The complementary color is #606B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.