#72747d

Color #72747d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 1.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#72747d

RGB

rgb(114, 116, 125)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 4.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 8.8%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(48.94, 1.15, -5.2)

LCH

lch(48.94, 5.33, 282.47)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.014, 275.75)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 44.7%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7b72

Analogous

#727a7d

#72747d

#76727d

Triadic

#72747d

#7d7274

#747d72

Split-complementary

#72747d

#7d7672

#7a7d72

Tetradic

#72747d

#7b727d

#7d7b72

#747d72

Square

#72747d

#7d727a

#7d7b72

#727d76

Shades

Color #72747d mixed toward black.

#5f6168

#4c4d53

#393a3f

#26272a

#131315

Tints

Color #72747d mixed toward white.

#898b93

#a1a2a9

#b8b9be

#d0d1d4

#e7e8e9

Tones

Color #72747d mixed toward gray.

#73757c

#74757b

#75767a

#767679

#777779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73737b · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#73737a · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#727979 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72747d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72747d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#72747d (#72747d) is rgb(114, 116, 125) in RGB.

No, #72747d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #72747d, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast