What color is #727A6E?

#727A6E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727A6E?

The RGB value is 114, 122, 110: 114 red, 122 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727A6E?

The complementary color is #766E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727A6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727A6E color

#727A6E rgb(114, 122, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727A6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.8% green and 43.1% blue (114, 122, 110).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#727A6E color codes

HEX	`#727A6E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 122, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 10%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -5.41, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 7.75, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.713, 18.622, 17.463)`
Decimal	`7502446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727A6E, 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 #727A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #727A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727a6e; }
.text { color: #727a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 122 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727a6e, #6e7a70); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727A6E?: #727A6E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727A6E?: The RGB value is 114, 122, 110: 114 red, 122 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727A6E?: The complementary color is #766E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727A6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.