What color is #726970?

#726970 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726970?

The RGB value is 114, 105, 112: 114 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726970?

The complementary color is #69726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726970 color

#726970 rgb(114, 105, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726970 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 41.2% green and 43.9% blue (114, 105, 112).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#726970 color codes

HEX	`#726970`
RGB	`rgb(114, 105, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 41.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, 4.91, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 5.57, 331.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.915, 14.851, 17.407)`
Decimal	`7498096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726970, 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 #726970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #726970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726970; }
.text { color: #726970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 105 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726970, #72696b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726970?: #726970 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726970?: The RGB value is 114, 105, 112: 114 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726970?: The complementary color is #69726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.