What color is #726E7E?

#726E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726E7E?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 126: 114 red, 110 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E7E?

The complementary color is #7A7E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E7E color

#726E7E rgb(114, 110, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726E7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 49.4% blue (114, 110, 126).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#726E7E color codes

HEX	`#726E7E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, 4.91, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 9.62, 300.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.281, 16.236, 22.011)`
Decimal	`7499390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E7E, 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 #726E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #726E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e7e; }
.text { color: #726e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e7e, #7a6e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726E7E?: #726E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726E7E?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 126: 114 red, 110 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E7E?: The complementary color is #7A7E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.