What color is #727E50?

#727E50 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727E50?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 80: 114 red, 126 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E50?

The complementary color is #5C507E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E50 color

#727E50 rgb(114, 126, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #727E50 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 31.4% blue (114, 126, 80).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#727E50 color codes

HEX	`#727E50`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -12.64, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 26.78, 118.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.848, 19.078, 10.435)`
Decimal	`7503440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E50, 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 #727E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #727E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e50; }
.text { color: #727e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e50, #5b7e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #727E50?: #727E50 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727E50?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 80: 114 red, 126 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E50?: The complementary color is #5C507E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.