#727277

Color #727277

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#727277

RGB

rgb(114, 114, 119)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.2%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(48.19, 1.03, -2.76)

LCH

lch(48.19, 2.95, 290.46)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.0076, 286.05)

HWB

hwb(240, 44.7%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777772

Analogous

#727577

#727277

#757277

Triadic

#727277

#777272

#727772

Split-complementary

#727277

#777572

#757772

Tetradic

#727277

#777277

#777772

#727772

Square

#727277

#777275

#777772

#727775

Shades

Color #727277 mixed toward black.

#5f5f63

#4c4c4f

#39393b

#262628

#131314

Tints

Color #727277 mixed toward white.

#89898e

#a1a1a5

#b8b8bb

#d0d0d2

#e7e7e8

Tones

Color #727277 mixed toward gray.

#727277

#737376

#747475

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.39:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727276 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#727276 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#727575 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #727277;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727277]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#727277 (#727277) is rgb(114, 114, 119) in RGB.

No, #727277 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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