What color is #727D86?

#727D86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727D86?

The RGB value is 114, 125, 134: 114 red, 125 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727D86?

The complementary color is #867B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727D86?

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.

#727D86 color

#727D86 rgb(114, 125, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727D86 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49% green and 52.5% blue (114, 125, 134).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#727D86 color codes

HEX	`#727D86`
RGB	`rgb(114, 125, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -2.08, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 6.6, 251.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.575, 19.966, 25.425)`
Decimal	`7503238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727D86, 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 #727D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727D86 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 #727D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727d86; }
.text { color: #727d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 125 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727d86, #727386); }

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Questions

What color is #727D86?: #727D86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727D86?: The RGB value is 114, 125, 134: 114 red, 125 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727D86?: The complementary color is #867B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727D86?: 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.