What color is #727B7E?

#727B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727B7E?

The RGB value is 114, 123, 126: 114 red, 123 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727B7E?

The complementary color is #7E7572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727B7E color

#727B7E rgb(114, 123, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727B7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.2% green and 49.4% blue (114, 123, 126).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#727B7E color codes

HEX	`#727B7E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 123, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -2.7, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 3.88, 225.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.787, 19.249, 22.513)`
Decimal	`7502718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727B7E, 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 #727B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #727B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727b7e; }
.text { color: #727b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 123 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727b7e, #72757e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #727B7E?: #727B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727B7E?: The RGB value is 114, 123, 126: 114 red, 123 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727B7E?: The complementary color is #7E7572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.