What color is #727B81?

#727B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727B81?

The RGB value is 114, 123, 129: 114 red, 123 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727B81?

The complementary color is #817872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727B81 color

#727B81 rgb(114, 123, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727B81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.2% green and 50.6% blue (114, 123, 129).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#727B81 color codes

HEX	`#727B81`
RGB	`rgb(114, 123, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, -2.04, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 4.86, 245.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.984, 19.328, 23.548)`
Decimal	`7502721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727B81, 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 #727B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #727B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727b81; }
.text { color: #727b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 123 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727b81, #727381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #727B81?: #727B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727B81?: The RGB value is 114, 123, 129: 114 red, 123 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727B81?: The complementary color is #817872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.