What color is #728873?

#728873 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 #728873?

The RGB value is 114, 136, 115: 114 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728873?

The complementary color is #887287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728873 color

#728873 rgb(114, 136, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #728873 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (114, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#728873 color codes

HEX	`#728873`
RGB	`rgb(114, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -12.25, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 15.01, 144.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.837, 22.423, 19.552)`
Decimal	`7506035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728873, 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 #728873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #728873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728873; }
.text { color: #728873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728873, #72887e); }

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Questions

What color is #728873?: #728873 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 #728873?: The RGB value is 114, 136, 115: 114 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728873?: The complementary color is #887287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.