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Recognised as Colour

#726A46

  • #726A46
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#726A46 is a yellow with RGB values 114, 106, 70 and HSL 49°, 24%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#726A46#726A46
HEX#726A46
RGBrgb(114, 106, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4157, 0.2745
RGB percentages44.7%, 41.6%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(49.1, 23.9%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 38.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 38.6%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,498,310
CSS custom property--colour: #726A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#8D95B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#716843no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#736B47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#786561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#464E72
Analogous#725446, #647246
Triadic#46726A, #6A4672
Split complementary#466472, #544672
Tetradic#467254, #464E72, #724664

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D1CBB3
Lighter +30%#BDB694
Lighter +20%#AAA074
Lighter +10%#928759
Darker −10%#524D33
Darker −20%#332F1F
Darker −30%#13120C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#89792F
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R114
G106
B70
Red114 (44.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)23.91%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 6A · B 46

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