What color is #726E48?

#726E48 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 #726E48?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 72: 114 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E48?

The complementary color is #484C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E48 color

#726E48 rgb(114, 110, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #726E48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 28.2% blue (114, 110, 72).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#726E48 color codes

HEX	`#726E48`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, -4.76, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 22.3, 102.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.685, 15.197, 8.342)`
Decimal	`7499336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E48, 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 #726E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #726E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e48; }
.text { color: #726e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e48, #617248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726E48?: #726E48 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 #726E48?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 72: 114 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E48?: The complementary color is #484C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.