#72797e

Color #72797e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72797e

RGB

rgb(114, 121, 126)

HSL

hsl(205, 5%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 9.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(50.4, -1.55, -3.63)

LCH

lch(50.4, 3.95, 246.88)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.0114, 238.95)

HWB

hwb(205, 44.7%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e7772

Analogous

#727e7d

#72797e

#72737e

Triadic

#72797e

#7e7279

#797e72

Split-complementary

#72797e

#7e7273

#7e7d72

Tetradic

#72797e

#77727e

#7e7772

#797e72

Square

#72797e

#7d727e

#7e7772

#737e72

Shades

Color #72797e mixed toward black.

#5f6569

#4c5154

#393d3f

#26282a

#131415

Tints

Color #72797e mixed toward white.

#899094

#a1a6aa

#b8bcbf

#d0d2d4

#e7e9ea

Tones

Color #72797e mixed toward gray.

#73797d

#74797c

#75797b

#76787a

#777879

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75757d · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#75747d · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#727c7c · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72797e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72797e]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#72797e (#72797e) is rgb(114, 121, 126) in RGB.

No, #72797e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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