What color is #72676B?

#72676B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72676B?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 107: 114 red, 103 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72676B?

The complementary color is #67726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72676B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72676B color

#72676B rgb(114, 103, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72676B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 42% blue (114, 103, 107).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#72676B color codes

HEX	`#72676B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, 5.11, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 5.15, 352.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.443, 14.34, 15.914)`
Decimal	`7497579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72676B, 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 #72676B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72676B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #72676B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72676b; }
.text { color: #72676b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72676b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72676b, #726967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72676B?: #72676B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72676B?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 107: 114 red, 103 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72676B?: The complementary color is #67726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72676B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.