What color is #728B55?

#728B55 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 #728B55?

The RGB value is 114, 139, 85: 114 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728B55?

The complementary color is #6E558B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728B55 color

#728B55 rgb(114, 139, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #728B55 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 54.5% green and 33.3% blue (114, 139, 85).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#728B55 color codes

HEX	`#728B55`
RGB	`rgb(114, 139, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 54.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 39%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, -18.87, 26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 32.14, 125.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.812, 22.698, 12.035)`
Decimal	`7506773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728B55, 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 #728B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #728B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728b55; }
.text { color: #728b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 139 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728b55, #578b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #728B55?: #728B55 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 #728B55?: The RGB value is 114, 139, 85: 114 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728B55?: The complementary color is #6E558B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.