What color is #728C91?

#728C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728C91?

The RGB value is 114, 140, 145: 114 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728C91?

The complementary color is #917772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728C91 color

#728C91 rgb(114, 140, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728C91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 54.9% green and 56.9% blue (114, 140, 145).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#728C91 color codes

HEX	`#728C91`
RGB	`rgb(114, 140, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 54.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, -8.04, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 9.87, 215.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.427, 24.377, 30.359)`
Decimal	`7507089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728C91, 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 #728C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #728C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728c91; }
.text { color: #728c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 140 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728c91, #727d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #728C91?: #728C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728C91?: The RGB value is 114, 140, 145: 114 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728C91?: The complementary color is #917772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.