What color is #728157?

#728157 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728157?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 87: 114 red, 129 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728157?

The complementary color is #665781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728157 color

#728157 rgb(114, 129, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #728157 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 34.1% blue (114, 129, 87).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#728157 color codes

HEX	`#728157`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -13.26, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 24.84, 122.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.51, 19.966, 11.999)`
Decimal	`7504215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728157, 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 #728157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #728157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728157; }
.text { color: #728157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728157, #5d8157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #728157?: #728157 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728157?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 87: 114 red, 129 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728157?: The complementary color is #665781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.