#72706C#72706C

#72706C is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.007 H 84.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72706C
RGB	rgb(114, 112, 108)
HSL	hsl(40, 3%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(40, 5%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 5.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, -0.02, 2.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 2.49, 90.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.0006 0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.007 84.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4400, 16.2485, 16.5073)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72706C #6C6E72

analogous

#726D6C #72706C #71726C

triadic

#72706C #6C7270 #706C72

tetradic

#72706C #6C726D #6C6E72 #726C71

square

#72706C #6C726D #6C6E72 #726C71

split-complementary

#72706C #6C7172 #6D6C72

monochromatic

#333230 #53514E #72706C #918F8B #AEADAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#72706C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#72706C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72706C

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72706C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72706C	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71706C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72706C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72706c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 112, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.007 84.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a9996',
    500: '#72706c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72706c;
$custom-light: #9a9996;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72706c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40,
    "s": 2.703,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54568,
    "c": 0.0066,
    "h": 84.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72706C

secondary

#9B9C9F

accent

#8CAC7C

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F1

border

#CCCCCB

text

#0E0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #72706C

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

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