What color is #728F85?

#728F85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728F85?

The RGB value is 114, 143, 133: 114 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728F85?

The complementary color is #8F727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728F85 color

#728F85 rgb(114, 143, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728F85 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (114, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#728F85 color codes

HEX	`#728F85`
RGB	`rgb(114, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, -12.38, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 12.53, 171.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.994, 24.915, 25.889)`
Decimal	`7507845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728F85, 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 #728F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #728F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728f85; }
.text { color: #728f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728f85, #728a8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #728F85?: #728F85 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728F85?: The RGB value is 114, 143, 133: 114 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728F85?: The complementary color is #8F727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.