What color is #726B74?

#726B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726B74?

The RGB value is 114, 107, 116: 114 red, 107 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726B74?

The complementary color is #6D746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726B74 color

#726B74 rgb(114, 107, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726B74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42% green and 45.5% blue (114, 107, 116).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#726B74 color codes

HEX	`#726B74`
RGB	`rgb(114, 107, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.12, 4.54, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.12, 6.07, 318.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.349, 15.354, 18.675)`
Decimal	`7498612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726B74, 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 #726B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #726B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726b74; }
.text { color: #726b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 107 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726b74, #746b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726B74?: #726B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726B74?: The RGB value is 114, 107, 116: 114 red, 107 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726B74?: The complementary color is #6D746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.