What color is #727173?

#727173 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727173?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 115: 114 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727173?

The complementary color is #727371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727173 color

#727173 rgb(114, 113, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727173 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 45.1% blue (114, 113, 115).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 1% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#727173 color codes

HEX	`#727173`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 1%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 0.79, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 1.25, 309.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.939, 16.625, 18.586)`
Decimal	`7500147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727173, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #727173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #727173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727173; }
.text { color: #727173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727173, #737173); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727173?: #727173 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727173?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 115: 114 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727173?: The complementary color is #727371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.