What color is #728482?

#728482 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728482?

The RGB value is 114, 132, 130: 114 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728482?

The complementary color is #847274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728482 color

#728482 rgb(114, 132, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728482 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.8% green and 51% blue (114, 132, 130).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#728482 color codes

HEX	`#728482`
RGB	`rgb(114, 132, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, -6.95, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 7.04, 189.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.219, 21.691, 24.289)`
Decimal	`7505026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728482, 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 #728482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #728482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728482; }
.text { color: #728482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 132 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728482, #727d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728482?: #728482 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728482?: The RGB value is 114, 132, 130: 114 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728482?: The complementary color is #847274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.