#727D35

Closest named color: Military Green (#667C3E). oklch(56.5% 0.097 116.9), rgb(114, 125, 53).

Black text reads best on this color (4.70:1).

About this color

#727D35 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 117°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Military Green (#667C3E), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.70:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Military Green (#667C3E)
Black text	4.70:1
White text	4.46:1

Values

HEX	#727D35
RGB	rgb(114, 125, 53)
HSL	hsl(69, 40%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.097 116.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #727D35	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc -76.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #727D35	4.70:1	AA	Lc 33.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#727D35 text on white	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc 71.0	Content text, not long reading
#727D35 text on black	4.70:1	AA	Lc -30.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F2

oklch(97.1% 0.005 117.9)
Step 100
100

#E9EBE2

oklch(93.6% 0.012 116.8)
Step 200
200

#D8DBCA

oklch(88.4% 0.023 115)
Step 300
300

#BEC5A5

oklch(80.9% 0.044 117.4)
Step 400
400

#9DA774

oklch(70.7% 0.071 117.3)
Step 500
500

#869150

oklch(63.2% 0.089 116.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#727D35

oklch(56.5% 0.097 116.9)
Step 700
700

#5D6725

oklch(49.1% 0.09 117.1)
Step 800
800

#4C5420

oklch(42.6% 0.075 117)
Step 900
900

#3F4620

oklch(37.8% 0.059 117.9)
Step 950
950

#252913

oklch(27% 0.038 117.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#727D35 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#85772E	0.031
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#847839	0.032
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#78776D	0.083
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.097