#72717e

Color #72717e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72717e

RGB

rgb(114, 113, 126)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 5.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 10.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(48.13, 3.13, -7.01)

LCH

lch(48.13, 7.68, 294.06)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.0199, 289.34)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 44.3%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7e71

Analogous

#71777e

#72717e

#79717e

Triadic

#72717e

#7e7271

#717e72

Split-complementary

#72717e

#7e7971

#777e71

Tetradic

#72717e

#7e717d

#7d7e71

#717e72

Square

#72717e

#7e7177

#7d7e71

#717e79

Shades

Color #72717e mixed toward black.

#5f5e69

#4c4b54

#39393f

#26262a

#131315

Tints

Color #72717e mixed toward white.

#898894

#a1a0aa

#b8b8bf

#d0cfd4

#e7e7ea

Tones

Color #72717e mixed toward gray.

#73727d

#74737c

#75747b

#76757a

#777779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72727b · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#72727a · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#727978 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72717e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72717e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#72717e (#72717e) is rgb(114, 113, 126) in RGB.

No, #72717e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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