What color is #728189?

#728189 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728189?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 137: 114 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728189?

The complementary color is #897A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728189 color

#728189 rgb(114, 129, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728189 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (114, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#728189 color codes

HEX	`#728189`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -3.69, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 7.19, 239.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.304, 21.084, 26.715)`
Decimal	`7504265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728189, 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 #728189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #728189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728189; }
.text { color: #728189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728189, #727689); }

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Questions

What color is #728189?: #728189 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728189?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 137: 114 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728189?: The complementary color is #897A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.