What color is #727D45?

#727D45 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 #727D45?

The RGB value is 114, 125, 69: 114 red, 125 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727D45?

The complementary color is #50457D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727D45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727D45 color

#727D45 rgb(114, 125, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #727D45 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49% green and 27.1% blue (114, 125, 69).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#727D45 color codes

HEX	`#727D45`
RGB	`rgb(114, 125, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 45%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, -13.52, 29.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 32.08, 114.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.347, 18.674, 8.425)`
Decimal	`7503173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727D45, 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 #727D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #727D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727d45; }
.text { color: #727d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 125 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727d45, #567d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #727D45?: #727D45 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 #727D45?: The RGB value is 114, 125, 69: 114 red, 125 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727D45?: The complementary color is #50457D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727D45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.