What color is #726E87?

#726E87 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726E87?

The RGB value is 114, 110, 135: 114 red, 110 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726E87?

The complementary color is #83876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726E87 color

#726E87 rgb(114, 110, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #726E87 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.1% green and 52.9% blue (114, 110, 135).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#726E87 color codes

HEX	`#726E87`
RGB	`rgb(114, 110, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, 6.97, -13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 14.89, 297.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.888, 16.478, 25.208)`
Decimal	`7499399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726E87, 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 #726E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #726E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726e87; }
.text { color: #726e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 110 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726e87, #7f6e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726E87?: #726E87 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726E87?: The RGB value is 114, 110, 135: 114 red, 110 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726E87?: The complementary color is #83876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.