What color is #726F84?

#726F84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726F84?

The RGB value is 114, 111, 132: 114 red, 111 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726F84?

The complementary color is #81846F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726F84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726F84 color

#726F84 rgb(114, 111, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726F84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.5% green and 51.8% blue (114, 111, 132).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#726F84 color codes

HEX	`#726F84`
RGB	`rgb(114, 111, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 5.68, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 12.48, 297.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.788, 16.612, 24.147)`
Decimal	`7499652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726F84, 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 #726F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #726F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726f84; }
.text { color: #726f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 111 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726f84, #7d6f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726F84?: #726F84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726F84?: The RGB value is 114, 111, 132: 114 red, 111 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726F84?: The complementary color is #81846F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726F84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.