What color is #727F5B?

#727F5B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727F5B?

The RGB value is 114, 127, 91: 114 red, 127 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727F5B?

The complementary color is #685B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727F5B color

#727F5B rgb(114, 127, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #727F5B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.8% green and 35.7% blue (114, 127, 91).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#727F5B color codes

HEX	`#727F5B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 127, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -11.55, 18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 21.41, 122.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.417, 19.511, 12.797)`
Decimal	`7503707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727F5B, 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 #727F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #727F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727f5b; }
.text { color: #727f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 127 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727f5b, #607f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #727F5B?: #727F5B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727F5B?: The RGB value is 114, 127, 91: 114 red, 127 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727F5B?: The complementary color is #685B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.