What color is #727B96?

#727B96 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 #727B96?

The RGB value is 114, 123, 150: 114 red, 123 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727B96?

The complementary color is #968D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727B96 color

#727B96 rgb(114, 123, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727B96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.2% green and 58.8% blue (114, 123, 150).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#727B96 color codes

HEX	`#727B96`
RGB	`rgb(114, 123, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 2.89, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 15.92, 280.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.526, 19.945, 31.669)`
Decimal	`7502742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727B96, 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 #727B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #727B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727b96; }
.text { color: #727b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 123 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727b96, #7b7296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #727B96?: #727B96 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 #727B96?: The RGB value is 114, 123, 150: 114 red, 123 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727B96?: The complementary color is #968D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.