What color is #727C96?

#727C96 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727C96?

The RGB value is 114, 124, 150: 114 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727C96?

The complementary color is #968C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727C96 color

#727C96 rgb(114, 124, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727C96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.6% green and 58.8% blue (114, 124, 150).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#727C96 color codes

HEX	`#727C96`
RGB	`rgb(114, 124, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 2.31, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 15.41, 278.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.651, 20.194, 31.711)`
Decimal	`7502998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727C96, 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 #727C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #727C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727c96; }
.text { color: #727c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 124 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727c96, #7a7296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #727C96?: #727C96 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727C96?: The RGB value is 114, 124, 150: 114 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727C96?: The complementary color is #968C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.