What color is #726872?

#726872 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726872?

The RGB value is 114, 104, 114: 114 red, 104 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726872?

The complementary color is #687268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726872?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726872 color

#726872 rgb(114, 104, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726872 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.8% green and 44.7% blue (114, 104, 114).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#726872 color codes

HEX	`#726872`
RGB	`rgb(114, 104, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, 5.92, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 7.24, 324.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.927, 14.693, 17.966)`
Decimal	`7497842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726872, 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 #726872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #726872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726872; }
.text { color: #726872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 104 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726872, #72686d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726872?: #726872 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726872?: The RGB value is 114, 104, 114: 114 red, 104 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726872?: The complementary color is #687268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726872?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.