What color is #728353?

#728353 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728353?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 83: 114 red, 131 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728353?

The complementary color is #645383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728353?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728353 color

#728353 rgb(114, 131, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #728353 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 32.5% blue (114, 131, 83).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#728353 color codes

HEX	`#728353`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, -14.92, 23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 28.22, 121.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.617, 20.434, 11.251)`
Decimal	`7504723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728353, 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 #728353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #728353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728353; }
.text { color: #728353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728353, #5a8353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #728353?: #728353 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728353?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 83: 114 red, 131 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728353?: The complementary color is #645383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728353?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.