What color is #72697D?

#72697D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72697D?

The RGB value is 114, 105, 125: 114 red, 105 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72697D?

The complementary color is #747D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72697D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72697D color

#72697D rgb(114, 105, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72697D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 41.2% green and 49% blue (114, 105, 125).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#72697D color codes

HEX	`#72697D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 105, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 41.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, 7.68, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 12.46, 308.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.692, 15.161, 21.498)`
Decimal	`7498109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72697D, 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 #72697D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72697D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #72697D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72697d; }
.text { color: #72697d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72697d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 105 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72697d, #7c697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #72697D?: #72697D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72697D?: The RGB value is 114, 105, 125: 114 red, 105 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72697D?: The complementary color is #747D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72697D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.