What color is #728268?

#728268 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728268?

The RGB value is 114, 130, 104: 114 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728268?

The complementary color is #786882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728268 color

#728268 rgb(114, 130, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #728268 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51% green and 40.8% blue (114, 130, 104).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#728268 color codes

HEX	`#728268`
RGB	`rgb(114, 130, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, -11, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 16.4, 132.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.42, 20.542, 16.141)`
Decimal	`7504488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728268, 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 #728268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #728268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728268; }
.text { color: #728268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 130 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728268, #68826b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728268?: #728268 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728268?: The RGB value is 114, 130, 104: 114 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728268?: The complementary color is #786882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.