What color is #728C73?

#728C73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728C73?

The RGB value is 114, 140, 115: 114 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728C73?

The complementary color is #8C728B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728C73 color

#728C73 rgb(114, 140, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #728C73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 54.9% green and 45.1% blue (114, 140, 115).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#728C73 color codes

HEX	`#728C73`
RGB	`rgb(114, 140, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 54.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, -14.41, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 17.74, 144.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.411, 23.571, 19.743)`
Decimal	`7507059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728C73, 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 #728C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #728C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728c73; }
.text { color: #728c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 140 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728c73, #728c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728C73?: #728C73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728C73?: The RGB value is 114, 140, 115: 114 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728C73?: The complementary color is #8C728B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.