What color is #728893?

#728893 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728893?

The RGB value is 114, 136, 147: 114 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728893?

The complementary color is #937D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728893 color

#728893 rgb(114, 136, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728893 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.3% green and 57.6% blue (114, 136, 147).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#728893 color codes

HEX	`#728893`
RGB	`rgb(114, 136, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -5.32, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 10.03, 237.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.009, 23.292, 30.987)`
Decimal	`7506067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728893, 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 #728893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #728893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728893; }
.text { color: #728893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 136 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728893, #727793); }

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Questions

What color is #728893?: #728893 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728893?: The RGB value is 114, 136, 147: 114 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728893?: The complementary color is #937D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.