What color is #728774?

#728774 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 #728774?

The RGB value is 114, 135, 116: 114 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728774?

The complementary color is #877285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728774?

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.

#728774 color

#728774 rgb(114, 135, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #728774 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (114, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#728774 color codes

HEX	`#728774`
RGB	`rgb(114, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -11.51, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 13.85, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.755, 22.166, 19.81)`
Decimal	`7505780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728774, 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 #728774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728774 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 #728774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728774; }
.text { color: #728774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728774, #72877f); }

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Questions

What color is #728774?: #728774 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 #728774?: The RGB value is 114, 135, 116: 114 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728774?: The complementary color is #877285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728774?: 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.