Slate Gray (Neutral)

#72838D

RGB: 114, 131, 141

Color OverviewHEX #72838D

#72838D Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #72838D is composed of 45% red, 51% green, and 55% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 202°, saturation of 11%, and lightness of 50%.

HEX

#72838D

RGB

114, 131, 141

HSL

202°, 11%, 50%

HSV

202°, 19%, 55%

CMYK

19%, 7%, 0%, 45%

Name Match

Slate Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #72838D (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #72838D (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #72838D (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #72838D

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #72838D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.93 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #72838D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.35 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #72838D;
}

.element {
  color: #72838D;
  background-color: #72838D;
  border-color: #72838D;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#72838D] text-[#72838D] border-[#72838D]">
  Content styled with #72838D
</div>