What color is #727E79?

#727E79 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727E79?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 121: 114 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E79?

The complementary color is #7E7277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E79 color

#727E79 rgb(114, 126, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727E79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 47.5% blue (114, 126, 121).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#727E79 color codes

HEX	`#727E79`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, -5.48, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 5.61, 167.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.851, 19.879, 20.982)`
Decimal	`7503481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E79, 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 #727E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #727E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e79; }
.text { color: #727e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e79, #727d7e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #727E79?: #727E79 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727E79?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 121: 114 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E79?: The complementary color is #7E7277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.