What color is #728F95?

#728F95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #728F95?

The RGB value is 114, 143, 149: 114 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #728F95?

The complementary color is #957872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #728F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#728F95 color

#728F95 rgb(114, 143, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #728F95 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (114, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#728F95 color codes

HEX	`#728F95`
RGB	`rgb(114, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -8.76, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 10.94, 216.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.185, 25.391, 32.16)`
Decimal	`7507861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #728F95, 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 #728F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#728F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #728F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #728f95; }
.text { color: #728f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #728f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #728f95, #727e95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #728F95?: #728F95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #728F95?: The RGB value is 114, 143, 149: 114 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #728F95?: The complementary color is #957872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #728F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.