What color is #72775C?

#72775C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72775C?

The RGB value is 114, 119, 92: 114 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72775C?

The complementary color is #615C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72775C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72775C color

#72775C rgb(114, 119, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #72775C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.7% green and 36.1% blue (114, 119, 92).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#72775C color codes

HEX	`#72775C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 119, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.94, -6.92, 14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.94, 15.85, 115.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.468, 17.544, 12.695)`
Decimal	`7501660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72775C, 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 #72775C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72775C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #72775C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72775c; }
.text { color: #72775c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72775c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 119 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72775c, #65775c); }

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Questions

What color is #72775C?: #72775C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72775C?: The RGB value is 114, 119, 92: 114 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72775C?: The complementary color is #615C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72775C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.