#728896
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61.4% 0.033 236), rgb(114, 136, 150).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#728896 is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.033 and its hue 236°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.033) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #728896 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 136, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 15%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.033 236) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #728896 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #728896 | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #728896 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #728896 text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DADE
oklch(88.5% 0.009 236.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7C2CA
oklch(80.8% 0.017 239.2)
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Step 400
400
#92A4AF
oklch(70.8% 0.026 234.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#728896
oklch(61.4% 0.033 236)
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Step 600
600
#5F7786
oklch(55.6% 0.037 235.7)
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Step 700
700
#4F6471
oklch(49.1% 0.033 235.5)
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Step 800
800
#41525C
oklch(42.8% 0.027 234.1)
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Step 900
900
#37444C
oklch(37.8% 0.022 235.2)
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Step 950
950
#20282C
oklch(27.1% 0.014 229.5)
#728896 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #828797 | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7D8396 | 0.020 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #688C8C | 0.026 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.033 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #728896
#728896
oklch(61.4% 0.033 236)
- #958072
#958072
oklch(61.5% 0.033 55.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #728896, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.008
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.009
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.022
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.022
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.023
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.030
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.032
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
Use #728896 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.