What color is #72766E?

#72766E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72766E?

The RGB value is 114, 118, 110: 114 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72766E?

The complementary color is #726E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72766E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72766E color

#72766E rgb(114, 118, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72766E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (114, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 45% 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#72766E color codes

HEX	`#72766E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -3.12, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 4.98, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.232, 17.66, 17.302)`
Decimal	`7501422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72766E, 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 #72766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #72766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72766e; }
.text { color: #72766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72766e, #6e766e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #72766E?: #72766E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72766E?: The RGB value is 114, 118, 110: 114 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72766E?: The complementary color is #726E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72766E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.