What color is #727E91?

#727E91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727E91?

The RGB value is 114, 126, 145: 114 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727E91?

The complementary color is #918572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727E91 color

#727E91 rgb(114, 126, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727E91 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.4% green and 56.9% blue (114, 126, 145).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#727E91 color codes

HEX	`#727E91`
RGB	`rgb(114, 126, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -0.08, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 11.73, 269.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.51, 20.543, 29.72)`
Decimal	`7503505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727E91, 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 #727E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #727E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727e91; }
.text { color: #727e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 126 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727e91, #757291); }

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Questions

What color is #727E91?: #727E91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727E91?: The RGB value is 114, 126, 145: 114 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727E91?: The complementary color is #918572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.