What color is #72736B?

#72736B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72736B?

The RGB value is 114, 115, 107: 114 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72736B?

The complementary color is #6C6B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72736B?

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.

#72736B color

#72736B rgb(114, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72736B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (114, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#72736B color codes

HEX	`#72736B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, -1.96, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 4.72, 114.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.724, 16.9, 16.341)`
Decimal	`7500651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72736B, 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 #72736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72736B 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 #72736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72736b; }
.text { color: #72736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72736b, #6e736b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72736B?: #72736B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72736B?: The RGB value is 114, 115, 107: 114 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72736B?: The complementary color is #6C6B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72736B?: 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.