What color is #72785E?

#72785E 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 #72785E?

The RGB value is 114, 120, 94: 114 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72785E?

The complementary color is #645E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72785E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72785E color

#72785E rgb(114, 120, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #72785E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.1% green and 36.9% blue (114, 120, 94).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#72785E color codes

HEX	`#72785E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 120, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, -7.16, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 15.33, 117.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.676, 17.819, 13.201)`
Decimal	`7501918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72785E, 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 #72785E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72785E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #72785E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72785e; }
.text { color: #72785e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72785e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 120 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72785e, #65785e); }

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Questions

What color is #72785E?: #72785E 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 #72785E?: The RGB value is 114, 120, 94: 114 red, 120 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72785E?: The complementary color is #645E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72785E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.