What color is #72725B?

#72725B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72725B?

The RGB value is 114, 114, 91: 114 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72725B?

The complementary color is #5B5B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72725B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72725B color

#72725B rgb(114, 114, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #72725B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.7% green and 35.7% blue (114, 114, 91).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#72725B color codes

HEX	`#72725B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 114, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, -4.24, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 13.47, 108.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.845, 16.368, 12.273)`
Decimal	`7500379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72725B, 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 #72725B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72725B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #72725B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72725b; }
.text { color: #72725b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72725b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 114 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72725b, #67725b); }

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Questions

What color is #72725B?: #72725B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72725B?: The RGB value is 114, 114, 91: 114 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72725B?: The complementary color is #5B5B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72725B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.