What color is #72746B?

#72746B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72746B?

The RGB value is 114, 116, 107: 114 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72746B?

The complementary color is #6D6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72746B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72746B color

#72746B rgb(114, 116, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72746B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.5% green and 42% blue (114, 116, 107).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#72746B color codes

HEX	`#72746B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 116, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, -2.54, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 5.35, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.838, 17.13, 16.379)`
Decimal	`7500907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72746B, 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 #72746B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72746B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #72746B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72746b; }
.text { color: #72746b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72746b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 116 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72746b, #6e746b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72746B?: #72746B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72746B?: The RGB value is 114, 116, 107: 114 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72746B?: The complementary color is #6D6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72746B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.