What color is #72855C?

#72855C 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 #72855C?

The RGB value is 114, 133, 92: 114 red, 133 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72855C?

The complementary color is #6F5C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72855C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72855C color

#72855C rgb(114, 133, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #72855C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 52.2% green and 36.1% blue (114, 133, 92).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#72855C color codes

HEX	`#72855C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 133, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, -14.65, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 24.71, 126.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.258, 21.125, 13.291)`
Decimal	`7505244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72855C, 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 #72855C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72855C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #72855C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72855c; }
.text { color: #72855c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72855c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 133 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72855c, #5d855c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #72855C?: #72855C 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 #72855C?: The RGB value is 114, 133, 92: 114 red, 133 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72855C?: The complementary color is #6F5C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72855C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.