What color is #727744?

#727744 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727744?

The RGB value is 114, 119, 68: 114 red, 119 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727744?

The complementary color is #494477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727744?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727744 color

#727744 rgb(114, 119, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #727744 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.7% green and 26.7% blue (114, 119, 68).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#727744 color codes

HEX	`#727744`
RGB	`rgb(114, 119, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -10.35, 27.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 29.26, 110.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.58, 17.189, 8.017)`
Decimal	`7501636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727744, 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 #727744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #727744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727744; }
.text { color: #727744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 119 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727744, #597744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #727744?: #727744 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727744?: The RGB value is 114, 119, 68: 114 red, 119 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727744?: The complementary color is #494477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727744?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.