What color is #727B48?

#727B48 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727B48?

The RGB value is 114, 123, 72: 114 red, 123 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727B48?

The complementary color is #51487B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727B48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727B48 color

#727B48 rgb(114, 123, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #727B48 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.2% green and 28.2% blue (114, 123, 72).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#727B48 color codes

HEX	`#727B48`
RGB	`rgb(114, 123, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, -12.06, 26.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 29.34, 114.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.192, 18.211, 8.844)`
Decimal	`7502664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727B48, 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 #727B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #727B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727b48; }
.text { color: #727b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 123 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727b48, #597b48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #727B48?: #727B48 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727B48?: The RGB value is 114, 123, 72: 114 red, 123 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727B48?: The complementary color is #51487B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727B48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.