What color is #726A82?

#726A82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726A82?

The RGB value is 114, 106, 130: 114 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726A82?

The complementary color is #7A826A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726A82 color

#726A82 rgb(114, 106, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726A82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 41.6% green and 51% blue (114, 106, 130).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#726A82 color codes

HEX	`#726A82`
RGB	`rgb(114, 106, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 41.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, 8.21, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 14.64, 304.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.122, 15.497, 23.257)`
Decimal	`7498370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726A82, 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 #726A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #726A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726a82; }
.text { color: #726a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 106 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726a82, #7e6a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726A82?: #726A82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726A82?: The RGB value is 114, 106, 130: 114 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726A82?: The complementary color is #7A826A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.