What color is #726E61?

#726E61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726E61?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 97: 114 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E61?

The complementary color is #616572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E61 color

#726E61 rgb(114, 110, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726E61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (114, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#726E61 color codes

HEX	`#726E61`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, -0.89, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 7.86, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.673, 15.593, 13.544)`
Decimal	`7499361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E61, 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 #726E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #726E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e61; }
.text { color: #726e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e61, #6e7261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726E61?: #726E61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726E61?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 97: 114 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E61?: The complementary color is #616572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.