What color is #727E8E?

#727E8E 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 #727E8E?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 142: 114 red, 126 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E8E?

The complementary color is #8E8272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E8E color

#727E8E rgb(114, 126, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727E8E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 55.7% blue (114, 126, 142).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#727E8E color codes

HEX	`#727E8E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, -0.8, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 10.16, 265.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.282, 20.452, 28.518)`
Decimal	`7503502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E8E, 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 #727E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #727E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e8e; }
.text { color: #727e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e8e, #74728e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #727E8E?: #727E8E 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 #727E8E?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 142: 114 red, 126 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E8E?: The complementary color is #8E8272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.