What color is #72828A?

#72828A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72828A?

The RGB value is 114, 130, 138: 114 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72828A?

The complementary color is #8A7A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72828A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72828A color

#72828A rgb(114, 130, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72828A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51% green and 54.1% blue (114, 130, 138).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#72828A color codes

HEX	`#72828A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 130, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.36, -4.03, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.36, 7.46, 237.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.508, 21.377, 27.138)`
Decimal	`7504522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72828A, 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 #72828A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72828A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #72828A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72828a; }
.text { color: #72828a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72828a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 130 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72828a, #72768a); }

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Questions

What color is #72828A?: #72828A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72828A?: The RGB value is 114, 130, 138: 114 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72828A?: The complementary color is #8A7A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72828A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.