What color is #728172?

#728172 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728172?

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

What is the complementary color of #728172?

The complementary color is #817281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728172 color

#728172 rgb(114, 129, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728172 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#728172 color codes

HEX	`#728172`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -8.58, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 10.63, 143.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.826, 20.493, 18.933)`
Decimal	`7504242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728172, 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 #728172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #728172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728172; }
.text { color: #728172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728172, #728179); }

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Questions

What color is #728172?: #728172 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728172?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 114: 114 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728172?: The complementary color is #817281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.