#72686C#72686C

#72686C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.014 H 351.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72686C
RGB	rgb(114, 104, 108)
HSL	hsl(336, 5%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(336, 9%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 5.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 4.71, -0.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 4.78, 350.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.0138 -0.0021)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.014 351.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5962, 14.5609, 16.2261)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72686C #68726E

analogous

#726871 #72686C #726968

triadic

#72686C #6C7268 #686C72

tetradic

#72686C #717268 #68726E #696872

square

#72686C #717268 #68726E #696872

split-complementary

#72686C #687269 #687172

monochromatic

#322E2F #524B4E #72686C #91868B #AEA6A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#72686C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#72686C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72686C

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72686C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72686C	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696A6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6B6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#746869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72686c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 104, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.014 351.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a9396',
    500: '#72686c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72686c;
$custom-light: #9a9396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72686c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 336,
    "s": 4.587,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52788,
    "c": 0.01395,
    "h": 351.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72686C

secondary

#989E9C

accent

#AE997A

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F1F1

border

#CCCBCB

text

#0E0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #72686C

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

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