What color is #728D6A?

#728D6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728D6A?

The RGB value is 114, 141, 106: 114 red, 141 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728D6A?

The complementary color is #856A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728D6A color

#728D6A rgb(114, 141, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #728D6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 55.3% green and 41.6% blue (114, 141, 106).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#728D6A color codes

HEX	`#728D6A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 141, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 55.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, -16.59, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 22.78, 136.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.065, 23.667, 17.197)`
Decimal	`7507306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728D6A, 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 #728D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #728D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728d6a; }
.text { color: #728d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 141 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728d6a, #6a8d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #728D6A?: #728D6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728D6A?: The RGB value is 114, 141, 106: 114 red, 141 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728D6A?: The complementary color is #856A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.