What color is #728277?

#728277 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728277?

The RGB value is 114, 130, 119: 114 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728277?

The complementary color is #82727D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728277 color

#728277 rgb(114, 130, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728277 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51% green and 46.7% blue (114, 130, 119).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#728277 color codes

HEX	`#728277`
RGB	`rgb(114, 130, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, -8.14, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 9.06, 153.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.251, 20.874, 20.517)`
Decimal	`7504503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728277, 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 #728277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #728277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728277; }
.text { color: #728277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 130 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728277, #72827f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #728277?: #728277 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728277?: The RGB value is 114, 130, 119: 114 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728277?: The complementary color is #82727D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.