What color is #726F77?

#726F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726F77?

The RGB value is 114, 111, 119: 114 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726F77?

The complementary color is #74776F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726F77 color

#726F77 rgb(114, 111, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726F77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.5% green and 46.7% blue (114, 111, 119).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#726F77 color codes

HEX	`#726F77`
RGB	`rgb(114, 111, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, 2.8, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 4.89, 304.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.953, 16.278, 19.751)`
Decimal	`7499639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726F77, 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 #726F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #726F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726f77; }
.text { color: #726f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 111 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726f77, #766f77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #726F77?: #726F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726F77?: The RGB value is 114, 111, 119: 114 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726F77?: The complementary color is #74776F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.