Recognised as Colour
#72693B
- #72693B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#72693B is a yellow with RGB values 114, 105, 59 and HSL 50°, 32%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#72693B#72693B
HEX#72693B
RGBrgb(114, 105, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4118, 0.2314
RGB percentages44.7%, 41.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(50.2, 31.8%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 48.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 48.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,498,043
CSS custom property--colour: #72693B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#8D96C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B4472
Analogous#724E3B, #60723B
Triadic#3B7269, #693B72
Split complementary#3B5F72, #4E3B72
Tetradic#3B724E, #3B4472, #723B5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G105
B59
Red114 (44.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue50.18°
Saturation (HSL)31.79%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 69 · B 3B
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