What color is #727771?

#727771 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727771?

The RGB value is 114, 119, 113: 114 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727771?

The complementary color is #767177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727771 color

#727771 rgb(114, 119, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727771 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.7% green and 44.3% blue (114, 119, 113).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#727771 color codes

HEX	`#727771`
RGB	`rgb(114, 119, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, -3.1, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 4.08, 139.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.516, 17.963, 18.217)`
Decimal	`7501681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727771, 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 #727771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #727771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727771; }
.text { color: #727771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 119 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727771, #717773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #727771?: #727771 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727771?: The RGB value is 114, 119, 113: 114 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727771?: The complementary color is #767177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.