What color is #72807E?

#72807E is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72807E?

The RGB value is 114, 128, 126: 114 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72807E?

The complementary color is #807274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72807E color

#72807E rgb(114, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72807E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (114, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#72807E color codes

HEX	`#72807E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -5.56, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 5.6, 186.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.424, 20.522, 22.725)`
Decimal	`7503998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72807E, 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 #72807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #72807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72807e; }
.text { color: #72807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72807e, #727b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #72807E?: #72807E is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72807E?: The RGB value is 114, 128, 126: 114 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72807E?: The complementary color is #807274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.