#72883A Color

#72883A is rgb(114, 136, 58) in RGB, hsl(77, 40%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 57%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72883A

HEX#72883A

RGBrgb(114, 136, 58)

HSLhsl(77, 40%, 38%)

HSVhsv(77, 57%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 57%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.108 122.9)

LABlab(53.65% -17.55 38.29)

LCHlch(53.65% 42.12 114.63)

What #72883A 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 #72883A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 1.11 Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 11.04 Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 11.14 Sap Green#507D2AΔE 11.31 Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.71 Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 12.85

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

#72883A Channel Values

How #72883A 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 136 · B 58	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 77° · S 40% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 77° · S 57% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 16% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72883A 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72883A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72883A; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #72883A

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #72883A 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#72883A

Protanopia#85853A

Protanomaly#7E863A

Deuteranopia#81813C

Deuteranomaly#7B843B

Tritanopia#7A8181

Tritanomaly#77846C

Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #72883A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72883a: #72883A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72883A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72883a': '#72883A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.533, blue: 0.227)

Android XML<color name="color_72883a">#72883A</color>

SVG fillfill="#72883A"

More Green Colors

#72883A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#72883A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72883A?

#72883A is a dark green — rgb(114, 136, 58) in RGB and hsl(77, 40%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.11.

What is the RGB value of #72883A?

#72883A is rgb(114, 136, 58) — red 114, green 136, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72883A?

#72883A converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 57%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72883A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72883A scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72883A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72883A 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 12.85, which is visibly different.

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