What color is #72815E?

#72815E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72815E?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 94: 114 red, 129 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72815E?

The complementary color is #6D5E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72815E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72815E color

#72815E rgb(114, 129, 94)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 36.9% blue (114, 129, 94).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#72815E color codes

HEX	`#72815E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -12.16, 17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 21.07, 125.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.81, 20.086, 13.579)`
Decimal	`7504222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72815E, 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 #72815E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72815E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #72815E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72815e; }
.text { color: #72815e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72815e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72815e, #61815e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #72815E?: #72815E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72815E?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 94: 114 red, 129 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72815E?: The complementary color is #6D5E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72815E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.