What color is #72837D?

#72837D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72837D?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 125: 114 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72837D?

The complementary color is #837278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72837D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72837D color

#72837D rgb(114, 131, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72837D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 49% blue (114, 131, 125).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#72837D color codes

HEX	`#72837D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.27, -7.46, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.27, 7.55, 171.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.757, 21.29, 22.519)`
Decimal	`7504765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72837D, 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 #72837D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72837D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #72837D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72837d; }
.text { color: #72837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72837d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72837d, #728183); }

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Questions

What color is #72837D?: #72837D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72837D?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 125: 114 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72837D?: The complementary color is #837278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72837D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.