What color is #726873?

#726873 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726873?

The RGB value is 114, 104, 115: 114 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726873?

The complementary color is #697368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726873?

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.

#726873 color

#726873 rgb(114, 104, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726873 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.8% green and 45.1% blue (114, 104, 115).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#726873 color codes

HEX	`#726873`
RGB	`rgb(114, 104, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 6.13, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 7.73, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.984, 14.716, 18.267)`
Decimal	`7497843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726873, 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 #726873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726873 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 #726873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726873; }
.text { color: #726873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 104 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726873, #73686f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726873?: #726873 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726873?: The RGB value is 114, 104, 115: 114 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726873?: The complementary color is #697368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726873?: 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.