#72707b

Color #72707b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#72707b

RGB

rgb(114, 112, 123)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 4.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 8.9%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(47.75, 3.07, -5.79)

LCH

lch(47.75, 6.55, 297.93)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.017, 294.3)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 43.9%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797b70

Analogous

#70747b

#72707b

#78707b

Triadic

#72707b

#7b7270

#707b72

Split-complementary

#72707b

#7b7870

#747b70

Tetradic

#72707b

#7b7079

#797b70

#707b72

Square

#72707b

#7b7074

#797b70

#707b78

Shades

Color #72707b mixed toward black.

#5f5d67

#4c4b52

#39383e

#262529

#131315

Tints

Color #72707b mixed toward white.

#898792

#a19fa8

#b8b7be

#d0cfd3

#e7e7e9

Tones

Color #72707b mixed toward gray.

#73717a

#737279

#747378

#747477

#757576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717178 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#717178 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#727676 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72707b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72707b]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#72707b (#72707b) is rgb(114, 112, 123) in RGB.

No, #72707b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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