#727880

Color #727880

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#727880

RGB

rgb(114, 120, 128)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 5.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 10.9%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(50.18, -0.53, -5.14)

LCH

lch(50.18, 5.17, 264.11)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0143, 255.38)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 44.7%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#807a72

Analogous

#727f80

#727880

#737280

Triadic

#727880

#807278

#788072

Split-complementary

#727880

#807372

#7f8072

Tetradic

#727880

#7a7280

#807a72

#788072

Square

#727880

#80727f

#807a72

#728073

Shades

Color #727880 mixed toward black.

#5f646b

#4c5055

#393c40

#26282b

#131415

Tints

Color #727880 mixed toward white.

#898f96

#a1a5ab

#b8bcc0

#d0d2d5

#e7e9ea

Tones

Color #727880 mixed toward gray.

#73787f

#74787e

#76797d

#77797b

#78797a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75757e · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#74747e · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#727d7c · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #727880;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727880]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#727880 (#727880) is rgb(114, 120, 128) in RGB.

No, #727880 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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