What color is #726B72?

#726B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726B72?

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

What is the complementary color of #726B72?

The complementary color is #6B726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726B72 color

#726B72 rgb(114, 107, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726B72 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#726B72 color codes

HEX	`#726B72`
RGB	`rgb(114, 107, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.05, 4.13, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.05, 5.06, 324.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.234, 15.308, 18.068)`
Decimal	`7498610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726B72, 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 #726B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #726B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726b72; }
.text { color: #726b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 107 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726b72, #726b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726B72?: #726B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726B72?: The RGB value is 114, 107, 114: 114 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726B72?: The complementary color is #6B726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.