What color is #72756D?

#72756D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72756D?

The RGB value is 114, 117, 109: 114 red, 117 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72756D?

The complementary color is #706D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72756D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72756D color

#72756D rgb(114, 117, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72756D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.9% green and 42.7% blue (114, 117, 109).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#72756D color codes

HEX	`#72756D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 117, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 7%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -2.74, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 4.86, 124.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.061, 17.404, 16.978)`
Decimal	`7501165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72756D, 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 #72756D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72756D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #72756D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72756d; }
.text { color: #72756d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72756d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 117 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72756d, #6e756d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #72756D?: #72756D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72756D?: The RGB value is 114, 117, 109: 114 red, 117 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72756D?: The complementary color is #706D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72756D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.