What color is #727582?

#727582 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727582?

The RGB value is 114, 117, 130: 114 red, 117 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727582?

The complementary color is #827F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727582?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727582 color

#727582 rgb(114, 117, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727582 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.9% green and 51% blue (114, 117, 130).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#727582 color codes

HEX	`#727582`
RGB	`rgb(114, 117, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, 1.67, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 7.68, 282.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.329, 17.912, 23.659)`
Decimal	`7501186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727582, 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 #727582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #727582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727582; }
.text { color: #727582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 117 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727582, #777282); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727582?: #727582 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727582?: The RGB value is 114, 117, 130: 114 red, 117 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727582?: The complementary color is #827F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727582?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.