#72827e

Color #72827e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#72827e

RGB

rgb(114, 130, 126)

HSL

hsl(165, 6.6%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 12.3%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 3.1%, 49%)

LAB

lab(53, -6.69, 0.18)

LCH

lch(53, 6.69, 178.46)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0197, 178.84)

HWB

hwb(165, 44.7%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#827276

Analogous

#728276

#72827e

#727e82

Triadic

#72827e

#7e7282

#827e72

Split-complementary

#72827e

#82727e

#827672

Tetradic

#72827e

#727682

#827276

#827e72

Square

#72827e

#767282

#827276

#7e8272

Shades

Color #72827e mixed toward black.

#5f6c69

#4c5754

#39413f

#262b2a

#131615

Tints

Color #72827e mixed toward white.

#899794

#a0aca9

#b8c1bf

#d0d6d4

#e7eaea

Tones

Color #72827e mixed toward gray.

#73817d

#757f7d

#767e7c

#777d7b

#797b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79797f · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#78777f · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#738080 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72827e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72827e]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#72827e (#72827e) is rgb(114, 130, 126) in RGB.

No, #72827e 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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