Information about #72520D color

#72520D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #72520D belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(114, 82, 13) (44.7% red, 32.2% green, 5.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 40 / 55 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #72520D leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Medium Brown (#7F5112). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Poop Brown (#7A5901) and Red Dirt (#7F5217).

The recipe behind #72520D is rgb(114, 82, 13), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #72520D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. No one has named #72520D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#72520D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72520D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #72520D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Poop Brown color link
Poop Brown

#7A5901

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Violin Brown color link
Violin Brown

#674403

Dark Bronze color link
Dark Bronze

#804A00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72520D
  • RGB114, 82, 13
  • CMYK0, 13, 40, 55
  • CSSrgb(114, 82, 13)
  • HSL41°, 80%, 25%
  • HSL Precise40.99°, 79.528%, 24.902%
  • HSV41°, 89%, 45%
  • HSB41°, 89%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.322, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.322, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.322, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID72520D
  • DECIMAL ID7492109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01