What color is #72718D?

#72718D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72718D?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 141: 114 red, 113 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72718D?

The complementary color is #8C8D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72718D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72718D color

#72718D rgb(114, 113, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #72718D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 55.3% blue (114, 113, 141).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#72718D color codes

HEX	`#72718D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, 6.61, -15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 16.5, 293.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.651, 17.311, 27.605)`
Decimal	`7500173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72718D, 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 #72718D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72718D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #72718D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72718d; }
.text { color: #72718d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72718d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72718d, #80718d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #72718D?: #72718D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72718D?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 141: 114 red, 113 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72718D?: The complementary color is #8C8D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72718D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.