What color is #727879?

#727879 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727879?

The RGB value is 114, 120, 121: 114 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727879?

The complementary color is #797372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727879 color

#727879 rgb(114, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727879 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (114, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#727879 color codes

HEX	`#727879`
RGB	`rgb(114, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, -2.04, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 2.43, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 18.391, 20.734)`
Decimal	`7501945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727879, 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 #727879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #727879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727879; }
.text { color: #727879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727879, #727579); }

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Questions

What color is #727879?: #727879 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727879?: The RGB value is 114, 120, 121: 114 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727879?: The complementary color is #797372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.