What color is #72848C?

#72848C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72848C?

The RGB value is 114, 132, 140: 114 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72848C?

The complementary color is #8C7A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72848C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72848C color

#72848C rgb(114, 132, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72848C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.8% green and 54.9% blue (114, 132, 140).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#72848C color codes

HEX	`#72848C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 132, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -4.7, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 8.02, 234.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.923, 21.973, 27.997)`
Decimal	`7505036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72848C, 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 #72848C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72848C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #72848C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72848c; }
.text { color: #72848c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72848c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 132 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72848c, #72778c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #72848C?: #72848C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72848C?: The RGB value is 114, 132, 140: 114 red, 132 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72848C?: The complementary color is #8C7A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72848C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.