What color is #727B5D?

#727B5D 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 #727B5D?

The RGB value is 114, 123, 93: 114 red, 123 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727B5D?

The complementary color is #665D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727B5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727B5D color

#727B5D rgb(114, 123, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #727B5D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.2% green and 36.5% blue (114, 123, 93).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#727B5D color codes

HEX	`#727B5D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 123, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, -9.01, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 17.78, 120.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.998, 18.534, 13.088)`
Decimal	`7502685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727B5D, 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 #727B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #727B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727b5d; }
.text { color: #727b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 123 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727b5d, #637b5d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #727B5D?: #727B5D 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 #727B5D?: The RGB value is 114, 123, 93: 114 red, 123 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727B5D?: The complementary color is #665D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727B5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.