What color is #728076?

#728076 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728076?

The RGB value is 114, 128, 118: 114 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728076?

The complementary color is #80727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728076 color

#728076 rgb(114, 128, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728076 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.2% green and 46.3% blue (114, 128, 118).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#728076 color codes

HEX	`#728076`
RGB	`rgb(114, 128, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, -7.22, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 8.11, 152.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.928, 20.323, 20.114)`
Decimal	`7503990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728076, 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 #728076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #728076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728076; }
.text { color: #728076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 128 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728076, #72807d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #728076?: #728076 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728076?: The RGB value is 114, 128, 118: 114 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728076?: The complementary color is #80727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.