What color is #72796E?

#72796E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72796E?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 110: 114 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72796E?

The complementary color is #756E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72796E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72796E color

#72796E rgb(114, 121, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72796E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 43.1% blue (114, 121, 110).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#72796E color codes

HEX	`#72796E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -4.84, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 7.05, 133.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.591, 18.378, 17.422)`
Decimal	`7502190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72796E, 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 #72796E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72796E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #72796E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72796e; }
.text { color: #72796e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72796e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72796e, #6e796f); }

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Questions

What color is #72796E?: #72796E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72796E?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 110: 114 red, 121 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72796E?: The complementary color is #756E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72796E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.