What color is #72836E?

#72836E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72836E?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 110: 114 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72836E?

The complementary color is #7F6E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72836E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72836E color

#72836E rgb(114, 131, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #72836E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (114, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% 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 5.19:1).

#72836E color codes

HEX	`#72836E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, -10.45, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 13.99, 138.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.87, 20.936, 17.848)`
Decimal	`7504750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72836E, 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 #72836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72836E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #72836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72836e; }
.text { color: #72836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72836e, #6e8374); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72836E?: #72836E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72836E?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 110: 114 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72836E?: The complementary color is #7F6E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72836E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.