What color is #72755E?

#72755E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72755E?

The RGB value is 114, 117, 94: 114 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72755E?

The complementary color is #615E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72755E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72755E color

#72755E rgb(114, 117, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #72755E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.9% green and 36.9% blue (114, 117, 94).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#72755E color codes

HEX	`#72755E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 117, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, -5.45, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 13.49, 113.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.321, 17.108, 13.083)`
Decimal	`7501150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72755E, 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 #72755E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72755E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #72755E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72755e; }
.text { color: #72755e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72755e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 117 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72755e, #67755e); }

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Questions

What color is #72755E?: #72755E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72755E?: The RGB value is 114, 117, 94: 114 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72755E?: The complementary color is #615E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72755E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.