What color is #72738E?

#72738E 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 #72738E?

The RGB value is 114, 115, 142: 114 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72738E?

The complementary color is #8E8D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72738E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72738E color

#72738E rgb(114, 115, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #72738E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.1% green and 55.7% blue (114, 115, 142).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#72738E color codes

HEX	`#72738E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 115, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, 5.66, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 15.85, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.951, 17.792, 28.074)`
Decimal	`7500686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72738E, 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 #72738E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72738E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #72738E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72738e; }
.text { color: #72738e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72738e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 115 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72738e, #7f728e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #72738E?: #72738E 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 #72738E?: The RGB value is 114, 115, 142: 114 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72738E?: The complementary color is #8E8D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72738E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.