What color is #72846E?

#72846E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72846E?

The RGB value is 114, 132, 110: 114 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72846E?

The complementary color is #806E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72846E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72846E color

#72846E rgb(114, 132, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #72846E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.8% green and 43.1% blue (114, 132, 110).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#72846E color codes

HEX	`#72846E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 132, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, -11.01, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 14.68, 138.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.005, 21.205, 17.893)`
Decimal	`7505006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72846E, 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 #72846E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72846E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #72846E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72846e; }
.text { color: #72846e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72846e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 132 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72846e, #6e8475); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72846E?: #72846E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72846E?: The RGB value is 114, 132, 110: 114 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72846E?: The complementary color is #806E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72846E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.