What color is #72697E?

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

What is the RGB value of #72697E?

The RGB value is 114, 105, 126: 114 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72697E?

The complementary color is #757E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72697E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72697E color

#72697E rgb(114, 105, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72697E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (114, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#72697E color codes

HEX	`#72697E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, 7.9, -10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 13.03, 307.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.756, 15.187, 21.836)`
Decimal	`7498110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72697E, 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 #72697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #72697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72697e; }
.text { color: #72697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72697e, #7d697e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #72697E?: #72697E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72697E?: The RGB value is 114, 105, 126: 114 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72697E?: The complementary color is #757E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72697E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.