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Information about #727C89 color

#727C89 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#727C89 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 124, 137) — 44.7% red, 48.6% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 5 / 0 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#727C89 is a softly muted balanced grey tone 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 practically indistinguishable from Bluff (#718187). Slightly further away sit Skeletony (#777887) and Steel Grey (#6F828A).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 124, 137) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #727C89: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#727C89 color variations

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

#727C89 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 #727C89

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

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#727C89
  • RGB114, 124, 137
  • CMYK9, 5, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(114, 124, 137)
  • HSL214°, 9%, 49%
  • HSL Precise213.913°, 9.163%, 49.216%
  • HSV214°, 17%, 54%
  • HSB214°, 17%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.486, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.486, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.486, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID727C89
  • DECIMAL ID7502985
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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