What color is #72717D?

#72717D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72717D?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 125: 114 red, 113 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72717D?

The complementary color is #7C7D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72717D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72717D color

#72717D rgb(114, 113, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72717D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 49% blue (114, 113, 125).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#72717D color codes

HEX	`#72717D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, 2.91, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 7.09, 294.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.546, 16.868, 21.782)`
Decimal	`7500157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72717D, 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 #72717D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72717D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #72717D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72717d; }
.text { color: #72717d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72717d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72717d, #78717d); }

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Questions

What color is #72717D?: #72717D is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72717D?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 125: 114 red, 113 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72717D?: The complementary color is #7C7D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72717D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.