Colour

#727D72

#727D72
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#727D72 is a grey with RGB values 114, 125, 114 and HSL 120°, 5%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#727D72#727D72

HEX#727D72

RGBrgb(114, 125, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4902, 0.4471

RGB percentages44.7%, 49%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(120, 4.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 8.8%, 49%)

CMYK8.8%, 0%, 8.8%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,218

CSS custom property--colour: #727D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#8D828D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7A72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#717C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.2 Dim grey · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7D727D

Analogous#777D72, #727D77

Triadic#72727D, #7D7272

Split complementary#77727D, #7D7277

Tetradic#72777D, #7D727D, #7D7772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCDFDC

Lighter +30%#C1C7C1

Lighter +20%#A7AEA7

Lighter +10%#8C968C

Darker −10%#5A625A

Darker −20%#414841

Darker −30%#292D29

Darker −40%#111211

More saturated +25%#549B54

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R114

G125

B114

Red114 (44.7%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)4.6%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7D · B 72

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Colour values

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