What color is #728D7E?

#728D7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728D7E?

The RGB value is 114, 141, 126: 114 red, 141 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728D7E?

The complementary color is #8D7281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728D7E color

#728D7E rgb(114, 141, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #728D7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 55.3% green and 49.4% blue (114, 141, 126).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#728D7E color codes

HEX	`#728D7E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 141, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 55.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, -12.77, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 13.66, 159.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.229, 24.133, 23.327)`
Decimal	`7507326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728D7E, 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 #728D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #728D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728d7e; }
.text { color: #728d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 141 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728d7e, #728d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #728D7E?: #728D7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728D7E?: The RGB value is 114, 141, 126: 114 red, 141 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728D7E?: The complementary color is #8D7281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.