What color is #728773?

#728773 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728773?

The RGB value is 114, 135, 115: 114 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728773?

The complementary color is #877286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728773 color

#728773 rgb(114, 135, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #728773 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 52.9% green and 45.1% blue (114, 135, 115).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#728773 color codes

HEX	`#728773`
RGB	`rgb(114, 135, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -11.7, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 14.32, 144.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.697, 22.143, 19.505)`
Decimal	`7505779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728773, 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 #728773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #728773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728773; }
.text { color: #728773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 135 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728773, #72877e); }

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Questions

What color is #728773?: #728773 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728773?: The RGB value is 114, 135, 115: 114 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728773?: The complementary color is #877286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.