What color is #727769?

#727769 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727769?

The RGB value is 114, 119, 105: 114 red, 119 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727769?

The complementary color is #6E6977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727769?

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

#727769 color

#727769 rgb(114, 119, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727769 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.7% green and 41.2% blue (114, 119, 105).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#727769 color codes

HEX	`#727769`
RGB	`rgb(114, 119, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, -4.64, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 8.45, 123.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.086, 17.791, 15.948)`
Decimal	`7501673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727769, 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 #727769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #727769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727769; }
.text { color: #727769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 119 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727769, #6b7769); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727769?: #727769 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727769?: The RGB value is 114, 119, 105: 114 red, 119 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727769?: The complementary color is #6E6977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.