What color is #727F6D?

#727F6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727F6D?

The RGB value is 114, 127, 109: 114 red, 127 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727F6D?

The complementary color is #7A6D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727F6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727F6D color

#727F6D rgb(114, 127, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727F6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.8% green and 42.7% blue (114, 127, 109).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#727F6D color codes

HEX	`#727F6D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 127, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -8.42, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 11.74, 135.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.289, 19.86, 17.388)`
Decimal	`7503725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727F6D, 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 #727F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #727F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727f6d; }
.text { color: #727f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 127 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727f6d, #6d7f71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #727F6D?: #727F6D is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727F6D?: The RGB value is 114, 127, 109: 114 red, 127 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727F6D?: The complementary color is #7A6D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727F6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.