What color is #72898E?

#72898E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72898E?

The RGB value is 114, 137, 142: 114 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72898E?

The complementary color is #8E7772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72898E color

#72898E rgb(114, 137, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72898E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (114, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#72898E color codes

HEX	`#72898E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -7.06, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 8.9, 217.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.766, 23.421, 29.013)`
Decimal	`7506318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72898E, 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 #72898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #72898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72898e; }
.text { color: #72898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72898e, #727b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #72898E?: #72898E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72898E?: The RGB value is 114, 137, 142: 114 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72898E?: The complementary color is #8E7772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.