What color is #72828E?

#72828E 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 #72828E?

The RGB value is 114, 130, 142: 114 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72828E?

The complementary color is #8E7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72828E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72828E color

#72828E rgb(114, 130, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72828E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51% green and 55.7% blue (114, 130, 142).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#72828E color codes

HEX	`#72828E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 130, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, -3.1, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 8.97, 249.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.803, 21.495, 28.692)`
Decimal	`7504526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72828E, 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 #72828E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72828E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #72828E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72828e; }
.text { color: #72828e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72828e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 130 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72828e, #72748e); }

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Questions

What color is #72828E?: #72828E 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 #72828E?: The RGB value is 114, 130, 142: 114 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72828E?: The complementary color is #8E7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72828E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.