What color is #727963?

#727963 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727963?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 99: 114 red, 121 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727963?

The complementary color is #6A6379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727963?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727963 color

#727963 rgb(114, 121, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #727963 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 38.8% blue (114, 121, 99).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#727963 color codes

HEX	`#727963`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, -6.87, 11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 13.14, 121.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.029, 18.153, 14.461)`
Decimal	`7502179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727963, 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 #727963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #727963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727963; }
.text { color: #727963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727963, #677963); }

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Questions

What color is #727963?: #727963 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727963?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 99: 114 red, 121 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727963?: The complementary color is #6A6379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727963?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.