What color is #727E8A?

#727E8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727E8A?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 138: 114 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E8A?

The complementary color is #8A7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E8A color

#727E8A rgb(114, 126, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727E8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 54.1% blue (114, 126, 138).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#727E8A color codes

HEX	`#727E8A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, -1.73, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 8.17, 257.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.987, 20.334, 26.964)`
Decimal	`7503498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E8A, 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 #727E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #727E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e8a; }
.text { color: #727e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e8a, #72728a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #727E8A?: #727E8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727E8A?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 138: 114 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E8A?: The complementary color is #8A7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.