What color is #72807B?

#72807B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72807B?

The RGB value is 114, 128, 123: 114 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72807B?

The complementary color is #807277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72807B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72807B color

#72807B rgb(114, 128, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72807B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.2% green and 48.2% blue (114, 128, 123).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#72807B color codes

HEX	`#72807B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 128, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, -6.19, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 6.27, 171.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.233, 20.446, 21.721)`
Decimal	`7503995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72807B, 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 #72807B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72807B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #72807B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72807b; }
.text { color: #72807b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72807b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 128 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72807b, #727e80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72807B?: #72807B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72807B?: The RGB value is 114, 128, 123: 114 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72807B?: The complementary color is #807277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72807B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.