What color is #72707B?

#72707B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72707B?

The RGB value is 114, 112, 123: 114 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72707B?

The complementary color is #797B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72707B?

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.

#72707B color

#72707B rgb(114, 112, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72707B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 43.9% green and 48.2% blue (114, 112, 123).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#72707B color codes

HEX	`#72707B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 112, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 43.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, 3.07, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 6.55, 297.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.308, 16.596, 21.079)`
Decimal	`7499899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72707B, 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 #72707B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72707B 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 #72707B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72707b; }
.text { color: #72707b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72707b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 112 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72707b, #78707b); }

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Questions

What color is #72707B?: #72707B is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72707B?: The RGB value is 114, 112, 123: 114 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72707B?: The complementary color is #797B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72707B?: 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.