What color is #727E88?

#727E88 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727E88?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 136: 114 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E88?

The complementary color is #887C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E88 color

#727E88 rgb(114, 126, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727E88 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 53.3% blue (114, 126, 136).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#727E88 color codes

HEX	`#727E88`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, -2.2, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 7.25, 252.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.843, 20.276, 26.209)`
Decimal	`7503496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E88, 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 #727E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #727E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e88; }
.text { color: #727e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e88, #727388); }

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Questions

What color is #727E88?: #727E88 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727E88?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 136: 114 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E88?: The complementary color is #887C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.