#726666#726666

#726666 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.015 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#726666
RGB	rgb(114, 102, 102)
HSL	hsl(0, 6%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 11%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 10.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 4.75, 1.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 5.05, 20.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.0146 0.0046)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.015 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0889, 14.0397, 14.5355)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#726666 #667272

analogous

#72666C #726666 #726C66

triadic

#726666 #667266 #666672

tetradic

#726666 #6C7266 #667272 #6C6672

square

#726666 #6C7266 #667272 #6C6672

split-complementary

#726666 #66726C #666C72

monochromatic

#312C2C #524949 #726666 #918484 #AEA4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#726666 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#726666 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #726666

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##726666	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##726666	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686766

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6A66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#756566

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #726666;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 102, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.015 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a9191',
    500: '#726666',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #726666;
$custom-light: #9a9191;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#726666",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 5.556,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52154,
    "c": 0.01529,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#726666

secondary

#969E9E

accent

#AFAF79

background

#F9F8F8

surface

#F2F0F0

border

#CCCBCB

text

#0E0C0C

muted

#7E7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #726666

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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