What color is #726B66?

#726B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726B66?

The RGB value is 114, 107, 102: 114 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726B66?

The complementary color is #666D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726B66 color

#726B66 rgb(114, 107, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726B66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42% green and 40% blue (114, 107, 102).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#726B66 color codes

HEX	`#726B66`
RGB	`rgb(114, 107, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, 1.78, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 4.18, 64.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.595, 15.052, 14.704)`
Decimal	`7498598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726B66, 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 #726B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #726B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726b66; }
.text { color: #726b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 107 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726b66, #727166); }

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Questions

What color is #726B66?: #726B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726B66?: The RGB value is 114, 107, 102: 114 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726B66?: The complementary color is #666D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.