What color is #727977?

#727977 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727977?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 119: 114 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727977?

The complementary color is #797274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727977 color

#727977 rgb(114, 121, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727977 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 46.7% blue (114, 121, 119).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#727977 color codes

HEX	`#727977`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -3.03, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 3.04, 176.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 18.584, 20.135)`
Decimal	`7502199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727977, 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 #727977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #727977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727977; }
.text { color: #727977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727977, #727779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #727977?: #727977 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727977?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 119: 114 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727977?: The complementary color is #797274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.