What color is #727F85?

#727F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727F85?

The RGB value is 114, 127, 133: 114 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727F85?

The complementary color is #857872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727F85?

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.

#727F85 color

#727F85 rgb(114, 127, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727F85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (114, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#727F85 color codes

HEX	`#727F85`
RGB	`rgb(114, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, -3.45, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 5.97, 234.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.761, 20.449, 25.144)`
Decimal	`7503749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727F85, 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 #727F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727F85 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 #727F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727f85; }
.text { color: #727f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727f85, #727685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #727F85?: #727F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727F85?: The RGB value is 114, 127, 133: 114 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727F85?: The complementary color is #857872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727F85?: 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.