#72857f

Color #72857f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#72857f

RGB

rgb(114, 133, 127)

HSL

hsl(161.1, 7.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(161.1, 14.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(53.9, -8.16, 0.92)

LCH

lch(53.9, 8.21, 173.57)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0238, 174.46)

HWB

hwb(161.1, 44.7%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#857278

Analogous

#728575

#72857f

#728185

Triadic

#72857f

#7f7285

#857f72

Split-complementary

#72857f

#857281

#857572

Tetradic

#72857f

#727885

#857278

#857f72

Square

#72857f

#757285

#857278

#818572

Shades

Color #72857f mixed toward black.

#5f6f6a

#4c5955

#39423f

#262c2a

#131615

Tints

Color #72857f mixed toward white.

#899a94

#a1aeaa

#b8c2bf

#d0d7d4

#e7ebea

Tones

Color #72857f mixed toward gray.

#74837e

#75827e

#77807d

#787f7d

#7a7d7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b80 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#7a7881 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#738282 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72857f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72857f]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Turquoise #40e0d0

Frequently asked questions

#72857f (#72857f) is rgb(114, 133, 127) in RGB.

No, #72857f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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