Information about #727A85 color

#727A85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#727A85 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 122, 133) — 44.7% red, 47.8% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 4 / 0 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #727A85 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Storm Grey (#747880). Slightly further away sit Skeletony (#777887) and Bluff (#718187).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(114, 122, 133)), which gives #727A85 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #727A85: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. No one has named #727A85 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#727A85 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#727A85 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #727A85

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#727A85
  • RGB114, 122, 133
  • CMYK7, 4, 0, 48
  • CSSrgb(114, 122, 133)
  • HSL215°, 8%, 48%
  • HSL Precise214.737°, 7.692%, 48.431%
  • HSV215°, 14%, 52%
  • HSB215°, 14%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.478, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.478, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.478, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID727A85
  • DECIMAL ID7502469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01