What color is #727C5B?

#727C5B 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 #727C5B?

The RGB value is 114, 124, 91: 114 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727C5B?

The complementary color is #655B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727C5B color

#727C5B rgb(114, 124, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #727C5B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.6% green and 35.7% blue (114, 124, 91).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#727C5B color codes

HEX	`#727C5B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 124, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -9.89, 16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 19.52, 120.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.035, 18.748, 12.669)`
Decimal	`7502939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727C5B, 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 #727C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #727C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727c5b; }
.text { color: #727c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 124 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727c5b, #627c5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727C5B?: #727C5B 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 #727C5B?: The RGB value is 114, 124, 91: 114 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727C5B?: The complementary color is #655B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.