What color is #728284?

#728284 is a gray known as Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Classic Movie?

The RGB value is 114, 130, 132: 114 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Classic Movie?

The complementary color is #847472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Classic Movie color: hex code #728284

#728284 rgb(114, 130, 132)

Shades of gray

Classic Movie has the hex code #728284. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51% green and 51.8% blue (114, 130, 132).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

Classic Movie (#728284) color codes

HEX	`#728284`
RGB	`rgb(114, 130, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -5.38, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 6.19, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.086, 21.208, 24.913)`
Decimal	`7504516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Classic Movie, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #728284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #728284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728284; }
.text { color: #728284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 130 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728284, #727984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #728284 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #728284?: #728284 is a gray known as Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Classic Movie?: The RGB value is 114, 130, 132: 114 red, 130 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Classic Movie?: The complementary color is #847472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.