#747272

Color #747272

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#747272

RGB

rgb(116, 114, 114)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.9%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 1.7%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(48.21, 0.77, 0.27)

LCH

lch(48.21, 0.82, 19.32)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.0025, 16.26)

HWB

hwb(0, 44.7%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727474

Analogous

#747273

#747272

#747372

Triadic

#747272

#727472

#727274

Split-complementary

#747272

#727473

#727374

Tetradic

#747272

#747472

#727474

#727274

Square

#747272

#737472

#727474

#737274

Shades

Color #747272 mixed toward black.

#615f5f

#4d4c4c

#3a3939

#272626

#131313

Tints

Color #747272 mixed toward white.

#8b8989

#a3a1a1

#bab8b8

#d1d0d0

#e8e7e7

Tones

Color #747272 mixed toward gray.

#747272

#737373

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.39:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737372 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#737372 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#747272 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #747272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747272]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#747272 (#747272) is rgb(116, 114, 114) in RGB.

No, #747272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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