What color is #728F42?

#728F42 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728F42?

The RGB value is 114, 143, 66: 114 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728F42?

The complementary color is #5F428F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728F42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728F42 color

#728F42 rgb(114, 143, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #728F42 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.1% green and 25.9% blue (114, 143, 66).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 37% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Rucola (#748A35), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#728F42 color codes

HEX	`#728F42`
RGB	`rgb(114, 143, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 37%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 54%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 54%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -23.28, 37.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 43.91, 122.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.745, 23.615, 8.777)`
Decimal	`7507778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728F42, 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 #728F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #728F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728f42; }
.text { color: #728f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 143 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728f42, #4b8f42); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #728F42?: #728F42 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728F42?: The RGB value is 114, 143, 66: 114 red, 143 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728F42?: The complementary color is #5F428F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728F42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.