Information about #72796B color

#72796B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72796B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 121, 107) — 44.7% red, 47.5% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 5 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#72796B presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Gravel (#71726A). Slightly further away sit Half Chicago (#777770) and Quarter Masala (#74736F).

The recipe behind #72796B is rgb(114, 121, 107), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. #72796B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#72796B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72796B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72796B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72796B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72796B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#72796B 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6C737A
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#7A6C73
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#6C7A73
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#736C7A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6C7A7A
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#736C7A
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Nearest named colors to #72796B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Quarter Gravel color link
Quarter Gravel

#71726A

Half Chicago color link
Half Chicago

#777770

Quarter Masala color link
Quarter Masala

#74736F

Nickel color link
Nickel

#727472

Montoya color link
Montoya

#777972

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Vintage Dark Grey color link
Vintage Dark Grey

#737270

Double Stack color link
Double Stack

#6F716E

Dove Grey color link
Dove Grey

#777672

Limed Ash color link
Limed Ash

#747D63

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Innocence color link
Innocence

#6D7773

#72796B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72796B
  • RGB114, 121, 107
  • CMYK3, 0, 5, 53
  • CSSrgb(114, 121, 107)
  • HSL90°, 6%, 45%
  • HSL Precise90°, 6.14%, 44.706%
  • HSV90°, 12%, 47%
  • HSB90°, 12%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.475, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.475, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.475, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID72796B
  • DECIMAL ID7502187
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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