What color is #726E5D?

#726E5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726E5D?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 93: 114 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E5D?

The complementary color is #5D6172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E5D color

#726E5D rgb(114, 110, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726E5D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 36.5% blue (114, 110, 93).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#726E5D color codes

HEX	`#726E5D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, -1.59, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 10.18, 98.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.491, 15.52, 12.586)`
Decimal	`7499357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E5D, 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 #726E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #726E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e5d; }
.text { color: #726e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e5d, #6c725d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #726E5D?: #726E5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726E5D?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 93: 114 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E5D?: The complementary color is #5D6172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.