What color is #728168?

#728168 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728168?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 104: 114 red, 129 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728168?

The complementary color is #776881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728168?

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.

#728168 color

#728168 rgb(114, 129, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #728168 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 40.8% blue (114, 129, 104).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#728168 color codes

HEX	`#728168`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, -10.45, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 15.72, 131.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.288, 20.277, 16.097)`
Decimal	`7504232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728168, 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 #728168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728168 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 #728168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728168; }
.text { color: #728168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728168, #68816b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728168?: #728168 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728168?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 104: 114 red, 129 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728168?: The complementary color is #776881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728168?: 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.