What color is #729280?

#729280 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729280?

The RGB value is 114, 146, 128: 114 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729280?

The complementary color is #927284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729280 color

#729280 rgb(114, 146, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #729280 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 57.3% green and 50.2% blue (114, 146, 128).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#729280 color codes

HEX	`#729280`
RGB	`rgb(114, 146, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 57.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, -15.05, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 16.16, 158.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.114, 25.693, 24.265)`
Decimal	`7508608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729280, 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 #729280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #729280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729280; }
.text { color: #729280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 146 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729280, #729290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #729280?: #729280 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729280?: The RGB value is 114, 146, 128: 114 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729280?: The complementary color is #927284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.