What color is #727176?

#727176 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727176?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 118: 114 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727176?

The complementary color is #757671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727176 color

#727176 rgb(114, 113, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727176 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (114, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#727176 color codes

HEX	`#727176`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 4%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 1.41, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 2.98, 298.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.114, 16.696, 19.51)`
Decimal	`7500150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727176, 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 #727176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #727176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727176; }
.text { color: #727176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727176, #757176); }

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Questions

What color is #727176?: #727176 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727176?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 118: 114 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727176?: The complementary color is #757671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.