What color is #72717F?

#72717F is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72717F?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 127: 114 red, 113 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72717F?

The complementary color is #7E7F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72717F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72717F color

#72717F rgb(114, 113, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72717F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 49.8% blue (114, 113, 127).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#72717F color codes

HEX	`#72717F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.16, 3.36, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.16, 8.27, 293.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.675, 16.92, 22.462)`
Decimal	`7500159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72717F, 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 #72717F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72717F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #72717F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72717f; }
.text { color: #72717f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72717f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72717f, #79717f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #72717F?: #72717F is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72717F?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 127: 114 red, 113 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72717F?: The complementary color is #7E7F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72717F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.