What color is #727A63?

#727A63 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 #727A63?

The RGB value is 114, 122, 99: 114 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727A63?

The complementary color is #6B637A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727A63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727A63 color

#727A63 rgb(114, 122, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #727A63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.8% green and 38.8% blue (114, 122, 99).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#727A63 color codes

HEX	`#727A63`
RGB	`rgb(114, 122, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, -7.43, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 13.79, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.151, 18.397, 14.502)`
Decimal	`7502435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727A63, 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 #727A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #727A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727a63; }
.text { color: #727a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 122 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727a63, #677a63); }

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Questions

What color is #727A63?: #727A63 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 #727A63?: The RGB value is 114, 122, 99: 114 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727A63?: The complementary color is #6B637A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727A63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.