What color is #727C75?

#727C75 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727C75?

The RGB value is 114, 124, 117: 114 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727C75?

The complementary color is #7C7279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727C75 color

#727C75 rgb(114, 124, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727C75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.6% green and 45.9% blue (114, 124, 117).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#727C75 color codes

HEX	`#727C75`
RGB	`rgb(114, 124, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, -5.16, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 5.75, 153.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.357, 19.277, 19.633)`
Decimal	`7502965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727C75, 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 #727C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #727C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727c75; }
.text { color: #727c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 124 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727c75, #727c7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727C75?: #727C75 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727C75?: The RGB value is 114, 124, 117: 114 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727C75?: The complementary color is #7C7279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.