What color is #72666A?

#72666A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72666A?

The RGB value is 114, 102, 106: 114 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72666A?

The complementary color is #66726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72666A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72666A color

#72666A rgb(114, 102, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72666A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40% green and 41.6% blue (114, 102, 106).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#72666A color codes

HEX	`#72666A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 102, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 5.51, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 5.54, 354.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.292, 14.121, 15.606)`
Decimal	`7497322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72666A, 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 #72666A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72666A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #72666A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72666a; }
.text { color: #72666a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72666a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 102 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72666a, #726866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72666A?: #72666A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72666A?: The RGB value is 114, 102, 106: 114 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72666A?: The complementary color is #66726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72666A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.