Information about #727E7C color

#727E7C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#727E7C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 126, 124) — 44.7% red, 49.4% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 1 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #727E7C reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80). Slightly further away sit Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Smoke (#738276).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 126, 124) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. #727E7C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#727E7C color variations

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

#727E7C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#727E7C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#727E7C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#727E7C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#727E7C 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
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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
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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
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#727E76
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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
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#7C727E
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#7E7C72
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#72747E
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#7E7C72
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#76727E
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#7E7274
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#7A7E72
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Nearest named colors to #727E7C

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

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

#727E7C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#727E7C
  • RGB114, 126, 124
  • CMYK5, 0, 1, 51
  • CSSrgb(114, 126, 124)
  • HSL170°, 5%, 47%
  • HSL Precise170°, 5%, 47.059%
  • HSV170°, 10%, 49%
  • HSB170°, 10%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.494, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.494, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.494, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID727E7C
  • DECIMAL ID7503484
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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