What color is #727377?

#727377 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727377?

The RGB value is 114, 115, 119: 114 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727377?

The complementary color is #777672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727377 color

#727377 rgb(114, 115, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727377 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.1% green and 46.7% blue (114, 115, 119).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#727377 color codes

HEX	`#727377`
RGB	`rgb(114, 115, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, 0.45, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 2.38, 280.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.399, 17.171, 19.9)`
Decimal	`7500663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727377, 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 #727377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #727377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727377; }
.text { color: #727377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 115 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727377, #747277); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727377?: #727377 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727377?: The RGB value is 114, 115, 119: 114 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727377?: The complementary color is #777672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.