What color is #728385?

#728385 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728385?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 133: 114 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728385?

The complementary color is #857472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728385 color

#728385 rgb(114, 131, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 52.2% blue (114, 131, 133).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#728385 color codes

HEX	`#728385`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, -5.73, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 6.54, 208.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.288, 21.503, 25.32)`
Decimal	`7504773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728385, 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 #728385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #728385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728385; }
.text { color: #728385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728385, #727a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728385?: #728385 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728385?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 133: 114 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728385?: The complementary color is #857472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.