What color is #728553?

#728553 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 #728553?

The RGB value is 114, 133, 83: 114 red, 133 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728553?

The complementary color is #665385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728553?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728553 color

#728553 rgb(114, 133, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #728553 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 52.2% green and 32.5% blue (114, 133, 83).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#728553 color codes

HEX	`#728553`
RGB	`rgb(114, 133, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, -15.99, 24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 29.45, 122.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.888, 20.977, 11.341)`
Decimal	`7505235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728553, 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 #728553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #728553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728553; }
.text { color: #728553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 133 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728553, #598553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #728553?: #728553 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 #728553?: The RGB value is 114, 133, 83: 114 red, 133 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728553?: The complementary color is #665385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728553?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.