What color is #726B52?

#726B52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726B52?

The RGB value is 114, 107, 82: 114 red, 107 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726B52?

The complementary color is #525972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726B52 color

#726B52 rgb(114, 107, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #726B52 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42% green and 32.2% blue (114, 107, 82).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#726B52 color codes

HEX	`#726B52`
RGB	`rgb(114, 107, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -1.61, 15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 15.12, 96.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.72, 14.702, 10.096)`
Decimal	`7498578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726B52, 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 #726B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #726B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726b52; }
.text { color: #726b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 107 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726b52, #697252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726B52?: #726B52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726B52?: The RGB value is 114, 107, 82: 114 red, 107 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726B52?: The complementary color is #525972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.