What color is #728191?

#728191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728191?

The RGB value is 114, 129, 145: 114 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728191?

The complementary color is #918272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728191 color

#728191 rgb(114, 129, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728191 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (114, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#728191 color codes

HEX	`#728191`
RGB	`rgb(114, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -1.81, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 10.6, 260.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.899, 21.322, 29.85)`
Decimal	`7504273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728191, 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 #728191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #728191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728191; }
.text { color: #728191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728191, #737291); }

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Questions

What color is #728191?: #728191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728191?: The RGB value is 114, 129, 145: 114 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728191?: The complementary color is #918272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.