What color is #726C49?

#726C49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726C49?

The RGB value is 114, 108, 73: 114 red, 108 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726C49?

The complementary color is #494F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726C49 color

#726C49 rgb(114, 108, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #726C49 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.4% green and 28.6% blue (114, 108, 73).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#726C49 color codes

HEX	`#726C49`
RGB	`rgb(114, 108, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.34, -3.48, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.34, 20.76, 99.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.505, 14.784, 8.444)`
Decimal	`7498825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726C49, 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 #726C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #726C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726c49; }
.text { color: #726c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 108 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726c49, #637249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726C49?: #726C49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726C49?: The RGB value is 114, 108, 73: 114 red, 108 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726C49?: The complementary color is #494F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.