What color is #72797A?

#72797A is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72797A?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 122: 114 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72797A?

The complementary color is #7A7372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72797A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72797A color

#72797A rgb(114, 121, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72797A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 47.8% blue (114, 121, 122).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#72797A color codes

HEX	`#72797A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, -2.41, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 2.81, 211.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.289, 18.657, 21.099)`
Decimal	`7502202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72797A, 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 #72797A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72797A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #72797A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72797a; }
.text { color: #72797a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72797a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72797a, #72757a); }

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Questions

What color is #72797A?: #72797A is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72797A?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 122: 114 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72797A?: The complementary color is #7A7372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72797A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.