What color is #728379?

#728379 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728379?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 121: 114 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728379?

The complementary color is #83727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728379 color

#728379 rgb(114, 131, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728379 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 47.5% blue (114, 131, 121).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#728379 color codes

HEX	`#728379`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -8.29, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 8.93, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.506, 21.19, 21.201)`
Decimal	`7504761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728379, 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 #728379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #728379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728379; }
.text { color: #728379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728379, #728382); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #728379?: #728379 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728379?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 121: 114 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728379?: The complementary color is #83727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.