What color is #728386?

#728386 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728386?

The RGB value is 114, 131, 134: 114 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728386?

The complementary color is #867572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728386 color

#728386 rgb(114, 131, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728386 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.4% green and 52.5% blue (114, 131, 134).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#728386 color codes

HEX	`#728386`
RGB	`rgb(114, 131, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, -5.5, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 6.63, 213.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.358, 21.531, 25.686)`
Decimal	`7504774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728386, 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 #728386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #728386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728386; }
.text { color: #728386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 131 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728386, #727986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #728386?: #728386 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728386?: The RGB value is 114, 131, 134: 114 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728386?: The complementary color is #867572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.