What color is #72797F?

#72797F is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72797F?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 127: 114 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72797F?

The complementary color is #7F7872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72797F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72797F color

#72797F rgb(114, 121, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72797F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (114, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#72797F color codes

HEX	`#72797F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, -1.33, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 4.38, 252.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.607, 18.784, 22.773)`
Decimal	`7502207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72797F, 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 #72797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #72797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72797f; }
.text { color: #72797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72797f, #72727f); }

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Questions

What color is #72797F?: #72797F is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72797F?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 127: 114 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72797F?: The complementary color is #7F7872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72797F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.