What color is #726765?

#726765 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726765?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 101: 114 red, 103 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726765?

The complementary color is #657072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726765 color

#726765 rgb(114, 103, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726765 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 39.6% blue (114, 103, 101).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#726765 color codes

HEX	`#726765`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, 3.96, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 4.8, 34.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.138, 14.218, 14.309)`
Decimal	`7497573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726765, 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 #726765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #726765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726765; }
.text { color: #726765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726765, #726e65); }

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Questions

What color is #726765?: #726765 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726765?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 101: 114 red, 103 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726765?: The complementary color is #657072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.