What color is #727A90?

#727A90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727A90?

The RGB value is 114, 122, 144: 114 red, 122 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727A90?

The complementary color is #908872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727A90 color

#727A90 rgb(114, 122, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727A90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.8% green and 56.5% blue (114, 122, 144).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#727A90 color codes

HEX	`#727A90`
RGB	`rgb(114, 122, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, 2.01, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 13.06, 278.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.932, 19.51, 29.148)`
Decimal	`7502480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727A90, 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 #727A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #727A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727a90; }
.text { color: #727a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 122 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727a90, #797290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #727A90?: #727A90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727A90?: The RGB value is 114, 122, 144: 114 red, 122 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727A90?: The complementary color is #908872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.