What color is #72795B?

#72795B 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 #72795B?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 91: 114 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72795B?

The complementary color is #625B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72795B?

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

#72795B color

#72795B rgb(114, 121, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #72795B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 35.7% blue (114, 121, 91).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#72795B color codes

HEX	`#72795B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.51, -8.21, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.51, 17.65, 117.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.665, 18.008, 12.546)`
Decimal	`7502171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72795B, 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 #72795B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72795B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #72795B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72795b; }
.text { color: #72795b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72795b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72795b, #63795b); }

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Questions

What color is #72795B?: #72795B 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 #72795B?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 91: 114 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72795B?: The complementary color is #625B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72795B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.