What color is #728F8D?

#728F8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728F8D?

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

What is the complementary color of #728F8D?

The complementary color is #8F7274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728F8D color

#728F8D rgb(114, 143, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728F8D is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 176°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#728F8D color codes

HEX	`#728F8D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 143, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, -10.61, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 10.86, 192.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.568, 25.145, 28.911)`
Decimal	`7507853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728F8D, 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 #728F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #728F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728f8d; }
.text { color: #728f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 143 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728f8d, #72838f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #728F8D?: #728F8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728F8D?: The RGB value is 114, 143, 141: 114 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728F8D?: The complementary color is #8F7274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.