What color is #726D7F?

#726D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726D7F?

The RGB value is 114, 109, 127: 114 red, 109 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726D7F?

The complementary color is #7A7F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726D7F color

#726D7F rgb(114, 109, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726D7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.7% green and 49.8% blue (114, 109, 127).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#726D7F color codes

HEX	`#726D7F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 109, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 5.73, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 10.87, 301.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.238, 16.047, 22.316)`
Decimal	`7499135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726D7F, 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 #726D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #726D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726d7f; }
.text { color: #726d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 109 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726d7f, #7b6d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726D7F?: #726D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726D7F?: The RGB value is 114, 109, 127: 114 red, 109 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726D7F?: The complementary color is #7A7F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.