What color is #728183?

#728183 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728183?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 131: 114 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728183?

The complementary color is #837472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728183 color

#728183 rgb(114, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728183 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (114, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#728183 color codes

HEX	`#728183`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, -5.04, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 5.83, 210.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.885, 20.916, 24.511)`
Decimal	`7504259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728183, 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 #728183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #728183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728183; }
.text { color: #728183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728183, #727983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #728183?: #728183 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728183?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 131: 114 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728183?: The complementary color is #837472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.