What color is #72898B?

#72898B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72898B?

The RGB value is 114, 137, 139: 114 red, 137 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72898B?

The complementary color is #8B7472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72898B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72898B color

#72898B rgb(114, 137, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72898B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.7% green and 54.5% blue (114, 137, 139).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#72898B color codes

HEX	`#72898B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 137, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -7.75, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 8.64, 206.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.544, 23.332, 27.842)`
Decimal	`7506315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72898B, 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 #72898B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72898B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #72898B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72898b; }
.text { color: #72898b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72898b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 137 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72898b, #727d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #72898B?: #72898B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72898B?: The RGB value is 114, 137, 139: 114 red, 137 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72898B?: The complementary color is #8B7472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72898B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.