What color is #727D74?

#727D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727D74?

The RGB value is 114, 125, 116: 114 red, 125 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727D74?

The complementary color is #7D727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727D74 color

#727D74 rgb(114, 125, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727D74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49% green and 45.5% blue (114, 125, 116).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#727D74 color codes

HEX	`#727D74`
RGB	`rgb(114, 125, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, -5.93, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 6.89, 149.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.425, 19.505, 19.367)`
Decimal	`7503220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727D74, 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 #727D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #727D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727d74; }
.text { color: #727d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 125 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727d74, #727d79); }

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Questions

What color is #727D74?: #727D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727D74?: The RGB value is 114, 125, 116: 114 red, 125 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727D74?: The complementary color is #7D727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.