What color is #728483?

#728483 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728483?

The RGB value is 114, 132, 131: 114 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728483?

The complementary color is #847273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728483?

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.

#728483 color

#728483 rgb(114, 132, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728483 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 51.8% green and 51.4% blue (114, 132, 131).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#728483 color codes

HEX	`#728483`
RGB	`rgb(114, 132, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 51.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -6.73, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 6.93, 193.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.286, 21.718, 24.644)`
Decimal	`7505027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728483, 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 #728483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728483 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 #728483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728483; }
.text { color: #728483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 132 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728483, #727c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728483?: #728483 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728483?: The RGB value is 114, 132, 131: 114 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728483?: The complementary color is #847273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728483?: 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.