What color is #728261?

#728261 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728261?

The RGB value is 114, 130, 97: 114 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728261?

The complementary color is #716182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728261 color

#728261 rgb(114, 130, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #728261 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51% green and 38% blue (114, 130, 97).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#728261 color codes

HEX	`#728261`
RGB	`rgb(114, 130, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.29, -12.21, 15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.29, 20.11, 127.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.079, 20.406, 14.346)`
Decimal	`7504481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728261, 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 #728261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #728261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728261; }
.text { color: #728261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 130 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728261, #628261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #728261?: #728261 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728261?: The RGB value is 114, 130, 97: 114 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728261?: The complementary color is #716182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.