What color is #728647?

#728647 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728647?

The RGB value is 114, 134, 71: 114 red, 134 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728647?

The complementary color is #5B4786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728647?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728647 color

#728647 rgb(114, 134, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #728647 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 52.5% green and 27.8% blue (114, 134, 71).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#728647 color codes

HEX	`#728647`
RGB	`rgb(114, 134, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 47%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -18.09, 31.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 36.25, 119.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.602, 21.082, 9.155)`
Decimal	`7505479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728647, 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 #728647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #728647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728647; }
.text { color: #728647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 134 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728647, #538647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #728647?: #728647 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728647?: The RGB value is 114, 134, 71: 114 red, 134 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728647?: The complementary color is #5B4786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728647?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.