What color is #728454?

#728454 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728454?

The RGB value is 114, 132, 84: 114 red, 132 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728454?

The complementary color is #665484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728454?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728454 color

#728454 rgb(114, 132, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #728454 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.8% green and 32.9% blue (114, 132, 84).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#728454 color codes

HEX	`#728454`
RGB	`rgb(114, 132, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, -15.32, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 28.31, 122.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.791, 20.72, 11.501)`
Decimal	`7504980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728454, 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 #728454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #728454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728454; }
.text { color: #728454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 132 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728454, #5a8454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #728454?: #728454 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728454?: The RGB value is 114, 132, 84: 114 red, 132 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728454?: The complementary color is #665484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728454?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.