What color is #726C71?

#726C71 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726C71?

The RGB value is 114, 108, 113: 114 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726C71?

The complementary color is #6C726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726C71 color

#726C71 rgb(114, 108, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726C71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.4% green and 44.3% blue (114, 108, 113).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#726C71 color codes

HEX	`#726C71`
RGB	`rgb(114, 108, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 3.33, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 3.86, 329.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.282, 15.495, 17.805)`
Decimal	`7498865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726C71, 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 #726C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #726C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726c71; }
.text { color: #726c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 108 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726c71, #726c6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #726C71?: #726C71 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726C71?: The RGB value is 114, 108, 113: 114 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726C71?: The complementary color is #6C726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.