What color is #726C6E?

#726C6E is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726C6E?

The RGB value is 114, 108, 110: 114 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726C6E?

The complementary color is #6C7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726C6E color

#726C6E rgb(114, 108, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726C6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.4% green and 43.1% blue (114, 108, 110).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#726C6E color codes

HEX	`#726C6E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 108, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, 2.73, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 2.74, 354.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.116, 15.428, 16.93)`
Decimal	`7498862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726C6E, 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 #726C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #726C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726c6e; }
.text { color: #726c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 108 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726c6e, #726d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #726C6E?: #726C6E is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726C6E?: The RGB value is 114, 108, 110: 114 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726C6E?: The complementary color is #6C7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.