Information about #72718A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#72718A presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Waterloo (#727282). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Skeletony (#777887) and Storm Grey (#747880).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(114, 113, 138)), which gives #72718A its character. If you plan to put text on a #72718A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#72718A color variations
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#72718A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#72718A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#72718A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#72718A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#72718A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #72718A color
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Nearest named colors to #72718A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#727282
#777887
#747880
#766980
#677583
#777696
#786A7F
#656A88
#697D89
#766D7C
#6F747B
#73787C
#72718A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#72718A
- RGB114, 113, 138
- CMYK9, 10, 0, 46
- CSSrgb(114, 113, 138)
- HSL242°, 10%, 49%
- HSL Precise242.4°, 9.96%, 49.216%
- HSV242°, 18%, 54%
- HSB242°, 18%, 54%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.443, 0.541)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.443, 0.541, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.443, 0.541)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID72718A
- DECIMAL ID7500170
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
