What color is #728093?

#728093 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728093?

The RGB value is 114, 128, 147: 114 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728093?

The complementary color is #938572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728093 color

#728093 rgb(114, 128, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728093 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.2% green and 57.6% blue (114, 128, 147).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#728093 color codes

HEX	`#728093`
RGB	`rgb(114, 128, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, -0.75, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 11.96, 266.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.924, 21.122, 30.625)`
Decimal	`7504019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728093, 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 #728093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #728093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728093; }
.text { color: #728093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 128 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728093, #747293); }

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Questions

What color is #728093?: #728093 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728093?: The RGB value is 114, 128, 147: 114 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728093?: The complementary color is #938572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.