What color is #727271?

#727271 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727271?

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

What is the complementary color of #727271?

The complementary color is #717172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727271 color

#727271 rgb(114, 114, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727271 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 0% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#727271 color codes

HEX	`#727271`
RGB	`rgb(114, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 0%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, -0.2, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 0.59, 110.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.937, 16.804, 18.024)`
Decimal	`7500401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727271, 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 #727271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #727271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727271; }
.text { color: #727271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727271, #727271); }

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Questions

What color is #727271?: #727271 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727271?: The RGB value is 114, 114, 113: 114 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727271?: The complementary color is #717172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.