#726366
Umber · medium neutral
About #726366
With the hex code #726366, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 39% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #63726F, a gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.69:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.69:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #726366
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #726366 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #726366?
With the hex code #726366, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 39% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #726366?
Use white text. White on #726366 has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #726366?
Its complementary colour is #63726F, and analogous partners are #72636E and #726863.