What color is #728D8F?

#728D8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728D8F?

The RGB value is 114, 141, 143: 114 red, 141 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728D8F?

The complementary color is #8F7472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728D8F color

#728D8F rgb(114, 141, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728D8F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 55.3% green and 56.1% blue (114, 141, 143).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#728D8F color codes

HEX	`#728D8F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 141, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 55.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, -9.05, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 10, 205.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.421, 24.61, 29.603)`
Decimal	`7507343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728D8F, 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 #728D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #728D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728d8f; }
.text { color: #728d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 141 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728d8f, #727e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #728D8F?: #728D8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728D8F?: The RGB value is 114, 141, 143: 114 red, 141 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728D8F?: The complementary color is #8F7472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.