What color is #726668?

#726668 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726668?

The RGB value is 114, 102, 104: 114 red, 102 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726668?

The complementary color is #667270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726668 color

#726668 rgb(114, 102, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726668 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40% green and 40.8% blue (114, 102, 104).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#726668 color codes

HEX	`#726668`
RGB	`rgb(114, 102, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, 5.13, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 5.16, 6.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.189, 14.08, 15.064)`
Decimal	`7497320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726668, 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 #726668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #726668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726668; }
.text { color: #726668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 102 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726668, #726a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726668?: #726668 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726668?: The RGB value is 114, 102, 104: 114 red, 102 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726668?: The complementary color is #667270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.