#727271#727271

#727271 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.002 H 106.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#727271
RGB	rgb(114, 114, 113)
HSL	hsl(60, 0%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(60, 1%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0.9%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.01, -0.20, 0.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.01, 0.59, 110.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% -0.0004 0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.002 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9369, 16.8043, 18.0235)
Luminance	0.1680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#727271 #717172

analogous

#727271 #727271 #727271

triadic

#727271 #717272 #727172

tetradic

#727271 #717272 #717172 #727172

square

#727271 #717272 #717172 #727172

split-complementary

#727271 #717272 #727172

monochromatic

#353534 #535353 #727271 #919190 #AFAFAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#727271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#727271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #727271

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##727271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##727271	1.00	4.82	4.36	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727271

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727271

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #727271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 114, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.002 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a9a99',
    500: '#727271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #727271;
$custom-light: #9a9a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#727271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 0.441,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55176,
    "c": 0.00152,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#727271

secondary

#9F9FA0

accent

#7EAA7E

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #727271

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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