What color is #72606B?

#72606B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72606B?

The RGB value is 114, 96, 107: 114 red, 96 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72606B?

The complementary color is #607267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72606B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72606B color

#72606B rgb(114, 96, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72606B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.6% green and 42% blue (114, 96, 107).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#72606B color codes

HEX	`#72606B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 96, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, 9.32, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 9.97, 339.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.776, 13.005, 15.692)`
Decimal	`7495787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72606B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #72606B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72606B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #72606B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72606b; }
.text { color: #72606b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72606b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 96 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72606b, #726062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72606B?: #72606B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72606B?: The RGB value is 114, 96, 107: 114 red, 96 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72606B?: The complementary color is #607267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72606B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.