What color is #719272?

#719272 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #719272?

The RGB value is 113, 146, 114: 113 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #719272?

The complementary color is #927191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #719272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#719272 color

#719272 rgb(113, 146, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #719272 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 57.3% green and 44.7% blue (113, 146, 114).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#719272 color codes

HEX	`#719272`
RGB	`rgb(113, 146, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 57.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, -18.15, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 22.49, 143.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.125, 25.283, 19.736)`
Decimal	`7443058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #719272, 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 #719272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#719272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #719272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #719272; }
.text { color: #719272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #719272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 146 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #719272, #719283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #719272?: #719272 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #719272?: The RGB value is 113, 146, 114: 113 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #719272?: The complementary color is #927191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #719272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.