What color is #72856A?

#72856A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72856A?

The RGB value is 114, 133, 106: 114 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72856A?

The complementary color is #7D6A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72856A color

#72856A rgb(114, 133, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #72856A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (114, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#72856A color codes

HEX	`#72856A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -12.29, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 17.39, 134.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.928, 21.393, 16.818)`
Decimal	`7505258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72856A, 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 #72856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #72856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72856a; }
.text { color: #72856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72856a, #6a856f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #72856A?: #72856A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72856A?: The RGB value is 114, 133, 106: 114 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72856A?: The complementary color is #7D6A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.