What color is #72806A?

#72806A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72806A?

The RGB value is 114, 128, 106: 114 red, 128 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72806A?

The complementary color is #786A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72806A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72806A color

#72806A rgb(114, 128, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #72806A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.2% green and 41.6% blue (114, 128, 106).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#72806A color codes

HEX	`#72806A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 128, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, -9.54, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 13.99, 132.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.26, 20.056, 16.595)`
Decimal	`7503978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72806A, 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 #72806A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72806A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #72806A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72806a; }
.text { color: #72806a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72806a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 128 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72806a, #6a806d); }

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Questions

What color is #72806A?: #72806A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72806A?: The RGB value is 114, 128, 106: 114 red, 128 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72806A?: The complementary color is #786A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72806A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.