Colour

#726D56

#726D56
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#726D56 is a yellow with RGB values 114, 109, 86 and HSL 49°, 14%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#726D56

RGBrgb(114, 109, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4275, 0.3373

RGB percentages44.7%, 42.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(49.3, 14%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 24.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 4.4%, 24.6%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,499,094

CSS custom property--colour: #726D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8D92A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726C55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#736D57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#776A67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#565B72

Analogous#725F56, #697256

Triadic#56726D, #6D5672

Split complementary#566972, #5F5672

Tetradic#56725F, #565B72, #725669

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D1CFC3

Lighter +30%#BBB8A6

Lighter +20%#A6A088

Lighter +10%#8F896C

Darker −10%#555140

Darker −20%#38352A

Darker −30%#1B1A14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B7D3D

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R114

G109

B86

Red114 (44.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue49.29°

Saturation (HSL)14%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 6D · B 56

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