#727a8f

Color #727a8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.59 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#727a8f

RGB

rgb(114, 122, 143)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 11.5%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 20.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 14.7%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(51.24, 1.77, -12.37)

LCH

lch(51.24, 12.5, 278.14)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0337, 268.81)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 44.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8772

Analogous

#72898f

#727a8f

#78728f

Triadic

#727a8f

#8f727a

#7a8f72

Split-complementary

#727a8f

#8f7872

#898f72

Tetradic

#727a8f

#87728f

#8f8772

#7a8f72

Square

#727a8f

#8f7289

#8f8772

#728f78

Shades

Color #727a8f mixed toward black.

#5f6677

#4c5160

#393d48

#262930

#131418

Tints

Color #727a8f mixed toward white.

#8990a2

#a1a6b4

#b8bdc7

#d0d3da

#e7e9ec

Tones

Color #727a8f mixed toward gray.

#747b8d

#777c8a

#797d88

#7c7e85

#7e7f83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76768a · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#757489 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#728686 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #727a8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727a8f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#727a8f (#727a8f) is rgb(114, 122, 143) in RGB.

No, #727a8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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