What color is #728980?

#728980 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728980?

The RGB value is 114, 137, 128: 114 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728980?

The complementary color is #89727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728980 color

#728980 rgb(114, 137, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728980 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (114, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#728980 color codes

HEX	`#728980`
RGB	`rgb(114, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, -10.16, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 10.37, 168.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.78, 23.027, 23.82)`
Decimal	`7506304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728980, 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 #728980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #728980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728980; }
.text { color: #728980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728980, #728789); }

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Questions

What color is #728980?: #728980 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728980?: The RGB value is 114, 137, 128: 114 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728980?: The complementary color is #89727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.