What color is #726C86?

#726C86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726C86?

The RGB value is 114, 108, 134: 114 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726C86?

The complementary color is #80866C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726C86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726C86 color

#726C86 rgb(114, 108, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #726C86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.4% green and 52.5% blue (114, 108, 134).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#726C86 color codes

HEX	`#726C86`
RGB	`rgb(114, 108, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, 7.93, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 15.62, 300.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.604, 16.024, 24.768)`
Decimal	`7498886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726C86, 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 #726C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #726C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726c86; }
.text { color: #726c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 108 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726c86, #7f6c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726C86?: #726C86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726C86?: The RGB value is 114, 108, 134: 114 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726C86?: The complementary color is #80866C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726C86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.