#727e7e

Color #727e7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#727e7e

RGB

rgb(114, 126, 126)

HSL

hsl(180, 5%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 9.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 0%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(51.84, -4.42, -1.51)

LCH

lch(51.84, 4.67, 198.86)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0142, 196.78)

HWB

hwb(180, 44.7%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e7272

Analogous

#727e78

#727e7e

#72787e

Triadic

#727e7e

#7e727e

#7e7e72

Split-complementary

#727e7e

#7e7278

#7e7872

Tetradic

#727e7e

#72727e

#7e7272

#7e7e72

Square

#727e7e

#78727e

#7e7272

#787e72

Shades

Color #727e7e mixed toward black.

#5f6969

#4c5454

#393f3f

#262a2a

#131515

Tints

Color #727e7e mixed toward white.

#899494

#a1aaaa

#b8bfbf

#d0d4d4

#e7eaea

Tones

Color #727e7e mixed toward gray.

#737d7d

#747c7c

#757b7b

#767a7a

#777979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77777e · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#77767e · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#737e7e · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #727e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727e7e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#727e7e (#727e7e) is rgb(114, 126, 126) in RGB.

No, #727e7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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