What color is #728572?

#728572 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728572?

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

What is the complementary color of #728572?

The complementary color is #857285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728572 color

#728572 rgb(114, 133, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #728572 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#728572 color codes

HEX	`#728572`
RGB	`rgb(114, 133, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -10.8, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 13.41, 143.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.364, 21.567, 19.112)`
Decimal	`7505266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728572, 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 #728572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #728572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728572; }
.text { color: #728572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 133 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728572, #72857c); }

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Questions

What color is #728572?: #728572 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728572?: The RGB value is 114, 133, 114: 114 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728572?: The complementary color is #857285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.