What color is #72726E?

#72726E is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72726E?

The RGB value is 114, 114, 110: 114 red, 114 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72726E?

The complementary color is #6E6E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72726E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72726E color

#72726E rgb(114, 114, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72726E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.7% green and 43.1% blue (114, 114, 110).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#72726E color codes

HEX	`#72726E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 114, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, -0.8, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 2.35, 109.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.771, 16.738, 17.149)`
Decimal	`7500398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72726E, 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 #72726E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72726E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #72726E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72726e; }
.text { color: #72726e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72726e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 114 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72726e, #70726e); }

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Questions

What color is #72726E?: #72726E is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72726E?: The RGB value is 114, 114, 110: 114 red, 114 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72726E?: The complementary color is #6E6E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72726E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.