What color is #728169?

#728169 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728169?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 105: 114 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728169?

The complementary color is #786981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728169?

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.

#728169 color

#728169 rgb(114, 129, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #728169 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 41.2% blue (114, 129, 105).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 10% 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#728169 color codes

HEX	`#728169`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, -10.27, 11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 15.2, 132.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.339, 20.298, 16.366)`
Decimal	`7504233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728169, 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 #728169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728169 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 #728169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728169; }
.text { color: #728169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728169, #69816c); }

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Questions

What color is #728169?: #728169 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728169?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 105: 114 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728169?: The complementary color is #786981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728169?: 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.