What color is #727587?

#727587 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727587?

The RGB value is 114, 117, 135: 114 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727587?

The complementary color is #878472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727587 color

#727587 rgb(114, 117, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727587 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 45.9% green and 52.9% blue (114, 117, 135).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#727587 color codes

HEX	`#727587`
RGB	`rgb(114, 117, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 45.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 2.82, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 10.58, 285.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.673, 18.049, 25.47)`
Decimal	`7501191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727587, 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 #727587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #727587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727587; }
.text { color: #727587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 117 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727587, #7a7287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #727587?: #727587 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727587?: The RGB value is 114, 117, 135: 114 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727587?: The complementary color is #878472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.