What color is #72665F?

#72665F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72665F?

The RGB value is 114, 102, 95: 114 red, 102 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72665F?

The complementary color is #5F6B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72665F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72665F color

#72665F rgb(114, 102, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72665F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40% green and 37.3% blue (114, 102, 95).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#72665F color codes

HEX	`#72665F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 102, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, 3.47, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 6.66, 58.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.756, 13.907, 12.784)`
Decimal	`7497311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72665F, 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 #72665F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72665F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #72665F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72665f; }
.text { color: #72665f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72665f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 102 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72665f, #72705f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72665F?: #72665F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72665F?: The RGB value is 114, 102, 95: 114 red, 102 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72665F?: The complementary color is #5F6B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72665F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.