What color is #728384?

#728384 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728384?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 132: 114 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728384?

The complementary color is #847372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728384 color

#728384 rgb(114, 131, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728384 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (114, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#728384 color codes

HEX	`#728384`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, -5.95, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 6.5, 203.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.22, 21.476, 24.958)`
Decimal	`7504772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728384, 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 #728384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #728384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728384; }
.text { color: #728384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728384, #727a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728384?: #728384 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728384?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 132: 114 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728384?: The complementary color is #847372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.