What color is #727268?

#727268 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727268?

The RGB value is 114, 114, 104: 114 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727268?

The complementary color is #686872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727268 color

#727268 rgb(114, 114, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727268 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.7% green and 40.8% blue (114, 114, 104).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#727268 color codes

HEX	`#727268`
RGB	`rgb(114, 114, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -1.95, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 5.88, 109.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.455, 16.612, 15.486)`
Decimal	`7500392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727268, 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 #727268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #727268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727268; }
.text { color: #727268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 114 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727268, #6d7268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #727268?: #727268 is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727268?: The RGB value is 114, 114, 104: 114 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727268?: The complementary color is #686872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.