What color is #727985?

#727985 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727985?

The RGB value is 114, 121, 133: 114 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727985?

The complementary color is #857E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727985 color

#727985 rgb(114, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (114, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#727985 color codes

HEX	`#727985`
RGB	`rgb(114, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, 0.01, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 7.43, 270.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.009, 18.945, 24.894)`
Decimal	`7502213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727985, 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 #727985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #727985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727985; }
.text { color: #727985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727985, #757285); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727985?: #727985 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727985?: The RGB value is 114, 121, 133: 114 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727985?: The complementary color is #857E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.