What color is #728079?

#728079 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728079?

The RGB value is 114, 128, 121: 114 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728079?

The complementary color is #807279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728079 color

#728079 rgb(114, 128, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728079 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.2% green and 47.5% blue (114, 128, 121).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#728079 color codes

HEX	`#728079`
RGB	`rgb(114, 128, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, -6.61, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 6.92, 162.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.109, 20.396, 21.068)`
Decimal	`7503993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728079, 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 #728079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #728079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728079; }
.text { color: #728079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 128 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728079, #728080); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #728079?: #728079 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728079?: The RGB value is 114, 128, 121: 114 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728079?: The complementary color is #807279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.