#727474#727474

#727474 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.002 H 197.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#727474
RGB	rgb(114, 116, 116)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(180, 2%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, -0.76, -0.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 0.80, 199.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% -0.0023 -0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.002 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3366, 17.3291, 19.0038)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#727474 #747272

analogous

#727473 #727474 #727374

triadic

#727474 #747274 #747472

tetradic

#727474 #737274 #747272 #737472

square

#727474 #737274 #747272 #737472

split-complementary

#727474 #747273 #747372

monochromatic

#353636 #545555 #727474 #919393 #B0B1B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#727474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#727474 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #727474

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##727474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##727474	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747474

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737374

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#717474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #727474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 116, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.002 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a9c9c',
    500: '#727474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #727474;
$custom-light: #9a9c9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#727474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 0.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55723,
    "c": 0.00245,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#727474

secondary

#A1A0A0

accent

#7E7EAA

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #727474

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

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