#72716f

Color #72716f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.49 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72716f

RGB

rgb(114, 113, 111)

HSL

hsl(40, 1.3%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 2.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 2.6%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(47.67, -0.02, 1.24)

LCH

lch(47.67, 1.24, 90.92)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.0033, 84.81)

HWB

hwb(40, 43.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7072

Analogous

#726f6f

#72716f

#71726f

Triadic

#72716f

#6f7271

#716f72

Split-complementary

#72716f

#6f7172

#6f6f72

Tetradic

#72716f

#70726f

#6f7072

#716f72

Square

#72716f

#6f726f

#6f7072

#726f71

Shades

Color #72716f mixed toward black.

#5f5e5c

#4c4b4a

#393837

#262625

#131312

Tints

Color #72716f mixed toward white.

#8a8987

#a1a09f

#b9b8b7

#d0d0cf

#e8e7e7

Tones

Color #72716f mixed toward gray.

#72716f

#71716f

#717170

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.31:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72726f · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#727270 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#727070 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72716f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72716f]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#72716f (#72716f) is rgb(114, 113, 111) in RGB.

No, #72716f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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