What color is #727364?

#727364 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727364?

The RGB value is 114, 115, 100: 114 red, 115 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727364?

The complementary color is #656473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727364?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727364 color

#727364 rgb(114, 115, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727364 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.1% green and 39.2% blue (114, 115, 100).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#727364 color codes

HEX	`#727364`
RGB	`rgb(114, 115, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.96, -3.26, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.96, 8.81, 111.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.37, 16.759, 14.479)`
Decimal	`7500644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727364, 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 #727364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #727364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727364; }
.text { color: #727364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 115 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727364, #6b7364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #727364?: #727364 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727364?: The RGB value is 114, 115, 100: 114 red, 115 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727364?: The complementary color is #656473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727364?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.