What color is #727696?

#727696 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727696?

The RGB value is 114, 118, 150: 114 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727696?

The complementary color is #969272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727696 color

#727696 rgb(114, 118, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727696 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.3% green and 58.8% blue (114, 118, 150).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#727696 color codes

HEX	`#727696`
RGB	`rgb(114, 118, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, 5.84, -17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 18.72, 288.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.921, 18.736, 31.468)`
Decimal	`7501462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727696, 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 #727696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #727696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727696; }
.text { color: #727696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 118 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727696, #807296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #727696?: #727696 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727696?: The RGB value is 114, 118, 150: 114 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727696?: The complementary color is #969272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.