What color is #727E81?

#727E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727E81?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 129: 114 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E81?

The complementary color is #817572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E81 color

#727E81 rgb(114, 126, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727E81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 50.6% blue (114, 126, 129).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#727E81 color codes

HEX	`#727E81`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -3.77, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 4.9, 219.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.362, 20.084, 23.674)`
Decimal	`7503489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E81, 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 #727E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #727E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e81; }
.text { color: #727e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e81, #727681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #727E81?: #727E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727E81?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 129: 114 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E81?: The complementary color is #817572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.