What color is #726B84?

#726B84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726B84?

The RGB value is 114, 107, 132: 114 red, 107 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726B84?

The complementary color is #7D846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726B84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726B84 color

#726B84 rgb(114, 107, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726B84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42% green and 51.8% blue (114, 107, 132).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#726B84 color codes

HEX	`#726B84`
RGB	`rgb(114, 107, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 8.07, -12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 15.13, 302.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.361, 15.759, 24.005)`
Decimal	`7498628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726B84, 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 #726B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #726B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726b84; }
.text { color: #726b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 107 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726b84, #7e6b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726B84?: #726B84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726B84?: The RGB value is 114, 107, 132: 114 red, 107 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726B84?: The complementary color is #7D846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726B84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.