What color is #726D74?

#726D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726D74?

The RGB value is 114, 109, 116: 114 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726D74?

The complementary color is #6F746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726D74 color

#726D74 rgb(114, 109, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726D74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.7% green and 45.5% blue (114, 109, 116).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#726D74 color codes

HEX	`#726D74`
RGB	`rgb(114, 109, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 3.36, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 4.63, 316.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.56, 15.776, 18.745)`
Decimal	`7499124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726D74, 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 #726D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #726D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726d74; }
.text { color: #726d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 109 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726d74, #746d73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #726D74?: #726D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726D74?: The RGB value is 114, 109, 116: 114 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726D74?: The complementary color is #6F746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.