What color is #727776?

#727776 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727776?

The RGB value is 114, 119, 118: 114 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727776?

The complementary color is #777273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727776 color

#727776 rgb(114, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (114, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#727776 color codes

HEX	`#727776`
RGB	`rgb(114, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -2.09, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 2.09, 182.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.806, 18.079, 19.74)`
Decimal	`7501686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727776, 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 #727776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#727776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #727776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727776; }
.text { color: #727776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727776, #727677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #727776?: #727776 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727776?: The RGB value is 114, 119, 118: 114 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727776?: The complementary color is #777273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.