What color is #727A38?

#727A38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727A38?

The RGB value is 114, 122, 56: 114 red, 122 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727A38?

The complementary color is #40387A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727A38 color

#727A38 rgb(114, 122, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #727A38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.8% green and 22% blue (114, 122, 56).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#727A38 color codes

HEX	`#727A38`
RGB	`rgb(114, 122, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.23, -13.31, 34.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.23, 37.16, 110.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.613, 17.782, 6.403)`
Decimal	`7502392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727A38, 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 #727A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #727A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727a38; }
.text { color: #727a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 122 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727a38, #517a38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #727A38?: #727A38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727A38?: The RGB value is 114, 122, 56: 114 red, 122 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727A38?: The complementary color is #40387A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.