What color is #726877?

#726877 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726877?

The RGB value is 114, 104, 119: 114 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726877?

The complementary color is #6D7768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726877 color

#726877 rgb(114, 104, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726877 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 40.8% green and 46.7% blue (114, 104, 119).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#726877 color codes

HEX	`#726877`
RGB	`rgb(114, 104, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 40.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 6.97, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 9.83, 315.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.219, 14.81, 19.506)`
Decimal	`7497847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726877, 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 #726877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #726877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726877; }
.text { color: #726877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 104 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726877, #776875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726877?: #726877 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726877?: The RGB value is 114, 104, 119: 114 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726877?: The complementary color is #6D7768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.