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#725037 Color

#725037 is rgb(114, 80, 55) in RGB, hsl(25, 35%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 52%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coffee (#6F4E37), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#725037
HEX#725037
RGBrgb(114, 80, 55)
HSLhsl(25, 35%, 33%)
HSVhsv(25, 52%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 52%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(46.2% 0.059 57)
LABlab(37.35% 12.36 20.66)
LCHlch(37.35% 24.07 59.11)

What #725037 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #725037, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#725037 Channel Values

How #725037 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 80 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 35% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 52% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 52% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.2:1 vs white · 2.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #725037 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #725037

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #725037; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #725037

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #725037 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#725037
Protanopia#575737
Protanomaly#635437
Deuteranopia#5D5D35
Deuteranomaly#665836
Tritanopia#744D4D
Tritanomaly#734E45
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #725037 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-725037: #725037;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #725037;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-725037': '#725037' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.314, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_725037">#725037</color>
SVG fillfill="#725037"

More Brown Colors

#725037 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#725037 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #725037?

#725037 is a dark brown — rgb(114, 80, 55) in RGB and hsl(25, 35%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coffee (#6F4E37), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.58.

What is the RGB value of #725037?

#725037 is rgb(114, 80, 55) — red 114, green 80, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #725037?

#725037 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 52%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #725037 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #725037 scores 7.2:1 against white and 2.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #725037 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #725037 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 25.09, which is a different colour altogether.

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