What color is #728968?

#728968 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728968?

The RGB value is 114, 137, 104: 114 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728968?

The complementary color is #7F6889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728968 color

#728968 rgb(114, 137, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #728968 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.7% green and 40.8% blue (114, 137, 104).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#728968 color codes

HEX	`#728968`
RGB	`rgb(114, 137, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, -14.81, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 21.11, 134.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.383, 22.468, 16.462)`
Decimal	`7506280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728968, 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 #728968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #728968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728968; }
.text { color: #728968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 137 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728968, #68896e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728968?: #728968 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728968?: The RGB value is 114, 137, 104: 114 red, 137 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728968?: The complementary color is #7F6889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.