What color is #726874?

#726874 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726874?

The RGB value is 114, 104, 116: 114 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726874?

The complementary color is #6A7468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726874?

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.

#726874 color

#726874 rgb(114, 104, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726874 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.8% green and 45.5% blue (114, 104, 116).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#726874 color codes

HEX	`#726874`
RGB	`rgb(114, 104, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, 6.34, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 8.24, 320.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.042, 14.739, 18.572)`
Decimal	`7497844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726874, 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 #726874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726874 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 #726874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726874; }
.text { color: #726874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 104 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726874, #746870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726874?: #726874 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726874?: The RGB value is 114, 104, 116: 114 red, 104 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726874?: The complementary color is #6A7468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726874?: 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.