What color is #72675F?

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

What is the RGB value of #72675F?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 95: 114 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72675F?

The complementary color is #5F6A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72675F?

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.

#72675F color

#72675F rgb(114, 103, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72675F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 37.3% blue (114, 103, 95).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#72675F color codes

HEX	`#72675F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.38, 2.88, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.38, 6.73, 64.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.855, 14.104, 12.817)`
Decimal	`7497567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72675F, 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 #72675F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72675F 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 #72675F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72675f; }
.text { color: #72675f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72675f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72675f, #72715f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72675F?: #72675F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72675F?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 95: 114 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72675F?: The complementary color is #5F6A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72675F?: 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.