What color is #726D78?

#726D78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726D78?

The RGB value is 114, 109, 120: 114 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726D78?

The complementary color is #73786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726D78 color

#726D78 rgb(114, 109, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726D78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.7% green and 47.1% blue (114, 109, 120).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#726D78 color codes

HEX	`#726D78`
RGB	`rgb(114, 109, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, 4.2, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 6.84, 307.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.798, 15.871, 19.997)`
Decimal	`7499128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726D78, 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 #726D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #726D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726d78; }
.text { color: #726d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 109 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726d78, #776d78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726D78?: #726D78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726D78?: The RGB value is 114, 109, 120: 114 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726D78?: The complementary color is #73786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.