What color is #727D99?

#727D99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727D99?

The RGB value is 114, 125, 153: 114 red, 125 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727D99?

The complementary color is #998E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727D99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727D99 color

#727D99 rgb(114, 125, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727D99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49% green and 60% blue (114, 125, 153).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#727D99 color codes

HEX	`#727D99`
RGB	`rgb(114, 125, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, 2.47, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 16.57, 278.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.021, 20.544, 33.041)`
Decimal	`7503257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727D99, 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 #727D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #727D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727d99; }
.text { color: #727d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 125 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727d99, #7b7299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #727D99?: #727D99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727D99?: The RGB value is 114, 125, 153: 114 red, 125 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727D99?: The complementary color is #998E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727D99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.