Information about #727274 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#727274 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nickel (#727472). Slightly further away sit Vintage Dark Grey (#737270) and Sonic Silver (#757575).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(114, 114, 116)), which gives #727274 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #727274: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #727274 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#727274 color variations
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#727274 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#727274 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#727274 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#727274 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#727274 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #727274 color
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Nearest named colors to #727274
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#727472
#737270
#757575
#74736F
#71706E
#777270
#777672
#6F716E
#6D7773
#6F6F6E
#776F6F
#757878
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#727274
- RGB114, 114, 116
- CMYK1, 1, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(114, 114, 116)
- HSL240°, 1%, 45%
- HSL Precise240°, 0.87%, 45.098%
- HSV240°, 2%, 45%
- HSB240°, 2%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.447, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.447, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.447, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID727274
- DECIMAL ID7500404
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers354 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
