What color is #726268?

#726268 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726268?

The RGB value is 114, 98, 104: 114 red, 98 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726268?

The complementary color is #62726C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726268 color

#726268 rgb(114, 98, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726268 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 38.4% green and 40.8% blue (114, 98, 104).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#726268 color codes

HEX	`#726268`
RGB	`rgb(114, 98, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 38.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, 7.53, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 7.6, 352.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.806, 13.313, 14.936)`
Decimal	`7496296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726268, 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 #726268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #726268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726268; }
.text { color: #726268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 98 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726268, #726462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726268?: #726268 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726268?: The RGB value is 114, 98, 104: 114 red, 98 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726268?: The complementary color is #62726C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.