What color is #728474?

#728474 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728474?

The RGB value is 114, 132, 116: 114 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728474?

The complementary color is #847282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728474 color

#728474 rgb(114, 132, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728474 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.8% green and 45.5% blue (114, 132, 116).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#728474 color codes

HEX	`#728474`
RGB	`rgb(114, 132, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -9.85, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 11.78, 146.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.342, 21.341, 19.672)`
Decimal	`7505012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728474, 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 #728474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #728474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728474; }
.text { color: #728474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 132 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728474, #72847d); }

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Questions

What color is #728474?: #728474 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728474?: The RGB value is 114, 132, 116: 114 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728474?: The complementary color is #847282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.