What color is #726D00?

#726D00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726D00?

The RGB value is 114, 109, 0: 114 red, 109 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726D00?

The complementary color is #000572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726D00 color

#726D00 rgb(114, 109, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #726D00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.7% green and 0% blue (114, 109, 0).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 100% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 6.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#726D00 color codes

HEX	`#726D00`
RGB	`rgb(114, 109, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 100%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, -9.12, 51.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 51.88, 100.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.409, 14.515, 2.148)`
Decimal	`7499008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726D00, 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 #726D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #726D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726d00; }
.text { color: #726d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 109 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726d00, #3e7200); }

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Questions

What color is #726D00?: #726D00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726D00?: The RGB value is 114, 109, 0: 114 red, 109 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726D00?: The complementary color is #000572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.