What color is #72675B?

#72675B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72675B?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 91: 114 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72675B?

The complementary color is #5B6672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72675B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72675B color

#72675B rgb(114, 103, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72675B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 35.7% blue (114, 103, 91).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#72675B color codes

HEX	`#72675B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, 2.19, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 8.64, 75.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.678, 14.034, 11.884)`
Decimal	`7497563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72675B, 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 #72675B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72675B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #72675B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72675b; }
.text { color: #72675b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72675b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72675b, #72725b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72675B?: #72675B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72675B?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 91: 114 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72675B?: The complementary color is #5B6672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72675B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.