#72706a

Color #72706a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72706a

RGB

rgb(114, 112, 106)

HSL

hsl(45, 3.6%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 7%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 7%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(47.24, -0.41, 3.6)

LCH

lch(47.24, 3.62, 96.5)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.0095, 91.81)

HWB

hwb(45, 41.6%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a6c72

Analogous

#726c6a

#72706a

#70726a

Triadic

#72706a

#6a7270

#706a72

Split-complementary

#72706a

#6a7072

#6c6a72

Tetradic

#72706a

#6c726a

#6a6c72

#706a72

Square

#72706a

#6a726c

#6a6c72

#726a70

Shades

Color #72706a mixed toward black.

#5f5d58

#4c4b47

#393835

#262523

#131312

Tints

Color #72706a mixed toward white.

#8a8882

#a2a09b

#b9b8b4

#d0d0cd

#e8e7e6

Tones

Color #72706a mixed toward gray.

#71706b

#716f6b

#706f6c

#6f6f6d

#6f6e6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71716b · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#71716c · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#726d6d · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 3.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72706a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72706a]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#72706a (#72706a) is rgb(114, 112, 106) in RGB.

No, #72706a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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