What color is #726B67?

#726B67 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726B67?

The RGB value is 114, 107, 103: 114 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726B67?

The complementary color is #676E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726B67 color

#726B67 rgb(114, 107, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726B67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42% green and 40.4% blue (114, 107, 103).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% 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 5.23:1).

#726B67 color codes

HEX	`#726B67`
RGB	`rgb(114, 107, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 1.96, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 3.77, 58.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.645, 15.072, 14.967)`
Decimal	`7498599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726B67, 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 #726B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #726B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726b67; }
.text { color: #726b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 107 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726b67, #727167); }

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Questions

What color is #726B67?: #726B67 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726B67?: The RGB value is 114, 107, 103: 114 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726B67?: The complementary color is #676E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.