What color is #727155?

#727155 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727155?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 85: 114 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727155?

The complementary color is #555672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727155 color

#727155 rgb(114, 113, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #727155 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 33.3% blue (114, 113, 85).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#727155 color codes

HEX	`#727155`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, -4.62, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 16.4, 106.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.484, 16.044, 10.926)`
Decimal	`7500117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727155, 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 #727155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #727155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727155; }
.text { color: #727155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727155, #657255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #727155?: #727155 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727155?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 85: 114 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727155?: The complementary color is #555672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.