What color is #726D59?

#726D59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726D59?

The RGB value is 114, 109, 89: 114 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726D59?

The complementary color is #595E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726D59 color

#726D59 rgb(114, 109, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726D59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.7% green and 34.9% blue (114, 109, 89).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#726D59 color codes

HEX	`#726D59`
RGB	`rgb(114, 109, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.96, -1.67, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.96, 12.01, 98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.211, 15.236, 11.642)`
Decimal	`7499097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726D59, 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 #726D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #726D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726d59; }
.text { color: #726d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 109 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726d59, #6b7259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726D59?: #726D59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726D59?: The RGB value is 114, 109, 89: 114 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726D59?: The complementary color is #595E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.