#72740B Color

#72740B is rgb(114, 116, 11) in RGB, hsl(61, 83%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 91%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72740B

HEX#72740B

RGBrgb(114, 116, 11)

HSLhsl(61, 83%, 25%)

HSVhsv(61, 91%, 45%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 91%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.115 110.9)

LABlab(47.35% -9.55 49.75)

LCHlch(47.35% 50.66 100.87)

What #72740B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72740B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 7.9 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 12.79 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 14.28 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 14.79 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 16.21 Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 16.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#72740B Channel Values

How #72740B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 114 · G 116 · B 11	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 61° · S 83% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 61° · S 91% · V 45%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 55%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72740B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72740B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72740B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #72740B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #72740B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72740B

Protanopia#74740B

Protanomaly#73740B

Deuteranopia#73730C

Deuteranomaly#73740B

Tritanopia#796D6D

Tritanomaly#767056

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #72740B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72740b: #72740B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72740B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72740b': '#72740B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.455, blue: 0.043)

Android XML<color name="color_72740b">#72740B</color>

SVG fillfill="#72740B"

More Yellow Colors

#72740B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#72740B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72740B?

#72740B is a dark yellow — rgb(114, 116, 11) in RGB and hsl(61, 83%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #72740B?

#72740B is rgb(114, 116, 11) — red 114, green 116, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72740B?

#72740B converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 91%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72740B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #72740B scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72740B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72740B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 7.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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