What color is #727C51?

#727C51 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727C51?

The RGB value is 114, 124, 81: 114 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727C51?

The complementary color is #5B517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727C51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727C51 color

#727C51 rgb(114, 124, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #727C51 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.6% green and 31.8% blue (114, 124, 81).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#727C51 color codes

HEX	`#727C51`
RGB	`rgb(114, 124, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -11.4, 22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 25.03, 117.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.632, 18.587, 10.547)`
Decimal	`7502929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727C51, 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 #727C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #727C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727c51; }
.text { color: #727c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 124 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727c51, #5c7c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #727C51?: #727C51 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727C51?: The RGB value is 114, 124, 81: 114 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727C51?: The complementary color is #5B517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727C51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.