What color is #727A9F?

#727A9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727A9F?

The RGB value is 114, 122, 159: 114 red, 122 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727A9F?

The complementary color is #9F9772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727A9F color

#727A9F rgb(114, 122, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727A9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 47.8% green and 62.4% blue (114, 122, 159).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#727A9F color codes

HEX	`#727A9F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 122, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 47.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 5.77, -20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 21.6, 285.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.155, 19.999, 35.592)`
Decimal	`7502495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727A9F, 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 #727A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #727A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727a9f; }
.text { color: #727a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 122 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727a9f, #81729f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #727A9F?: #727A9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727A9F?: The RGB value is 114, 122, 159: 114 red, 122 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727A9F?: The complementary color is #9F9772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.