What color is #727180?

#727180 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727180?

The RGB value is 114, 113, 128: 114 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727180?

The complementary color is #7F8071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727180 color

#727180 rgb(114, 113, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727180 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (114, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#727180 color codes

HEX	`#727180`
RGB	`rgb(114, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.19, 3.58, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.19, 8.86, 293.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.74, 16.946, 22.807)`
Decimal	`7500160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727180, 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 #727180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #727180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727180; }
.text { color: #727180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727180, #797180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #727180?: #727180 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727180?: The RGB value is 114, 113, 128: 114 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727180?: The complementary color is #7F8071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.