What color is #726C53?

#726C53 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 #726C53?

The RGB value is 114, 108, 83: 114 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726C53?

The complementary color is #535972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726C53 color

#726C53 rgb(114, 108, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #726C53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.4% green and 32.5% blue (114, 108, 83).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#726C53 color codes

HEX	`#726C53`
RGB	`rgb(114, 108, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, -2.04, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 15.01, 97.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.863, 14.927, 10.333)`
Decimal	`7498835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726C53, 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 #726C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #726C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726c53; }
.text { color: #726c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 108 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726c53, #697253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726C53?: #726C53 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 #726C53?: The RGB value is 114, 108, 83: 114 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726C53?: The complementary color is #535972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.