#72686E#72686E

#72686E is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.015 H 340.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72686E
RGB	rgb(114, 104, 110)
HSL	hsl(324, 5%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(324, 9%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 3.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 5.11, -1.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 5.46, 339.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.0146 -0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.015 340.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7039, 14.6040, 16.7931)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72686E #68726C

analogous

#716872 #72686E #726869

triadic

#72686E #6E7268 #686E72

tetradic

#72686E #727168 #68726C #686972

square

#72686E #727168 #68726C #686972

split-complementary

#72686E #697268 #687271

monochromatic

#322E30 #524B4F #72686E #91868D #AEA6AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#72686E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#72686E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72686E

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72686E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72686E	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686A6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6B6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73686A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72686e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 104, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.015 340.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a9397',
    500: '#72686e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72686e;
$custom-light: #9a9397;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72686e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324,
    "s": 4.587,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52854,
    "c": 0.01548,
    "h": 340.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72686E

secondary

#989E9A

accent

#AE8F7A

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F1F2

border

#CCCBCC

text

#0E0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #72686E

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

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