What color is #727650?

#727650 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727650?

The RGB value is 114, 118, 80: 114 red, 118 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727650?

The complementary color is #545076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727650?

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.

#727650 color

#727650 rgb(114, 118, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #727650 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.3% green and 31.4% blue (114, 118, 80).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#727650 color codes

HEX	`#727650`
RGB	`rgb(114, 118, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, -8.21, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 22.06, 111.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.866, 17.114, 10.108)`
Decimal	`7501392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727650, 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 #727650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727650 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 #727650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727650; }
.text { color: #727650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 118 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727650, #5f7650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #727650?: #727650 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727650?: The RGB value is 114, 118, 80: 114 red, 118 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727650?: The complementary color is #545076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727650?: 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.