What color is #727F90?

#727F90 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 #727F90?

The RGB value is 114, 127, 144: 114 red, 127 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727F90?

The complementary color is #908372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727F90 color

#727F90 rgb(114, 127, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #727F90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.8% green and 56.5% blue (114, 127, 144).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#727F90 color codes

HEX	`#727F90`
RGB	`rgb(114, 127, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -0.9, -10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 10.8, 265.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.562, 20.769, 29.358)`
Decimal	`7503760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727F90, 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 #727F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #727F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727f90; }
.text { color: #727f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 127 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727f90, #747290); }

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Questions

What color is #727F90?: #727F90 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 #727F90?: The RGB value is 114, 127, 144: 114 red, 127 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727F90?: The complementary color is #908372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.