What color is #727266?

#727266 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727266?

The RGB value is 114, 114, 102: 114 red, 114 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727266?

The complementary color is #666672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727266 color

#727266 rgb(114, 114, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727266 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.7% green and 40% blue (114, 114, 102).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#727266 color codes

HEX	`#727266`
RGB	`rgb(114, 114, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, -2.32, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 7.05, 109.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.355, 16.571, 14.957)`
Decimal	`7500390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727266, 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 #727266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #727266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727266; }
.text { color: #727266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 114 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727266, #6c7266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #727266?: #727266 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727266?: The RGB value is 114, 114, 102: 114 red, 114 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727266?: The complementary color is #666672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.