What color is #72677C?

#72677C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72677C?

The RGB value is 114, 103, 124: 114 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72677C?

The complementary color is #717C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72677C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72677C color

#72677C rgb(114, 103, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72677C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.4% green and 48.6% blue (114, 103, 124).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#72677C color codes

HEX	`#72677C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 103, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, 8.66, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 13.3, 310.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.427, 14.733, 21.096)`
Decimal	`7497596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72677C, 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 #72677C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72677C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #72677C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72677c; }
.text { color: #72677c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72677c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 103 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72677c, #7c677c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #72677C?: #72677C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72677C?: The RGB value is 114, 103, 124: 114 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72677C?: The complementary color is #717C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72677C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.