What color is #726943?

#726943 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726943?

The RGB value is 114, 105, 67: 114 red, 105 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726943?

The complementary color is #434C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726943 color

#726943 rgb(114, 105, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #726943 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 41.2% green and 26.3% blue (114, 105, 67).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#726943 color codes

HEX	`#726943`
RGB	`rgb(114, 105, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 41.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, -2.51, 22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 22.79, 96.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.004, 14.086, 7.343)`
Decimal	`7498051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726943, 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 #726943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #726943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726943; }
.text { color: #726943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 105 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726943, #647243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726943?: #726943 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726943?: The RGB value is 114, 105, 67: 114 red, 105 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726943?: The complementary color is #434C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.