What color is #72815A?

#72815A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72815A?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 90: 114 red, 129 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72815A?

The complementary color is #695A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72815A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72815A color

#72815A rgb(114, 129, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #72815A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 35.3% blue (114, 129, 90).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#72815A color codes

HEX	`#72815A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -12.8, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 23.23, 123.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.635, 20.016, 12.658)`
Decimal	`7504218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72815A, 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 #72815A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72815A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #72815A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72815a; }
.text { color: #72815a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72815a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72815a, #5f815a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #72815A?: #72815A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72815A?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 90: 114 red, 129 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72815A?: The complementary color is #695A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72815A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.