What color is #728956?

#728956 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728956?

The RGB value is 114, 137, 86: 114 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728956?

The complementary color is #6D5689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728956?

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.

#728956 color

#728956 rgb(114, 137, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #728956 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.7% green and 33.7% blue (114, 137, 86).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#728956 color codes

HEX	`#728956`
RGB	`rgb(114, 137, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 37%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -17.68, 24.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 30.38, 125.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.565, 22.14, 12.15)`
Decimal	`7506262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728956, 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 #728956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728956 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 #728956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728956; }
.text { color: #728956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 137 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728956, #598956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #728956?: #728956 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728956?: The RGB value is 114, 137, 86: 114 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728956?: The complementary color is #6D5689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728956?: 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.