What color is #727275?

#727275 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727275?

The RGB value is 114, 114, 117: 114 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727275?

The complementary color is #757572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727275 color

#727275 rgb(114, 114, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727275 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (114, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#727275 color codes

HEX	`#727275`
RGB	`rgb(114, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 0.62, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 1.77, 290.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.167, 16.896, 19.236)`
Decimal	`7500405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727275, 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 #727275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #727275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727275; }
.text { color: #727275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727275, #747275); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727275?: #727275 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727275?: The RGB value is 114, 114, 117: 114 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727275?: The complementary color is #757572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.