#72797c

Color #72797c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#72797c

RGB

rgb(114, 121, 124)

HSL

hsl(198, 4.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 8.1%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(50.34, -1.98, -2.54)

LCH

lch(50.34, 3.22, 232.06)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0096, 225)

HWB

hwb(198, 44.7%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c7572

Analogous

#727c7a

#72797c

#72747c

Triadic

#72797c

#7c7279

#797c72

Split-complementary

#72797c

#7c7274

#7c7a72

Tetradic

#72797c

#75727c

#7c7572

#797c72

Square

#72797c

#7a727c

#7c7572

#747c72

Shades

Color #72797c mixed toward black.

#5f6567

#4c5153

#393d3e

#262829

#131415

Tints

Color #72797c mixed toward white.

#899092

#a1a6a8

#b8bcbe

#d0d2d4

#e7e9e9

Tones

Color #72797c mixed toward gray.

#73797b

#74787a

#75787a

#757879

#767778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75757b · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#75747b · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#727b7b · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72797c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72797c]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72797c (#72797c) is rgb(114, 121, 124) in RGB.

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

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