What color is #726C62?

#726C62 is a gray, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726C62?

The RGB value is 114, 108, 98: 114 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726C62?

The complementary color is #626872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726C62 color

#726C62 rgb(114, 108, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726C62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.4% green and 38.4% blue (114, 108, 98).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#726C62 color codes

HEX	`#726C62`
RGB	`rgb(114, 108, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, 0.45, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 6.45, 85.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.506, 15.185, 13.72)`
Decimal	`7498850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726C62, 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 #726C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #726C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726c62; }
.text { color: #726c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 108 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726c62, #707262); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #726C62?: #726C62 is a gray, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726C62?: The RGB value is 114, 108, 98: 114 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726C62?: The complementary color is #626872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.