What color is #729066?

#729066 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 #729066?

The RGB value is 114, 144, 102: 114 red, 144 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729066?

The complementary color is #846690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729066 color

#729066 rgb(114, 144, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #729066 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.5% green and 40% blue (114, 144, 102).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#729066 color codes

HEX	`#729066`
RGB	`rgb(114, 144, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -18.86, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 26.75, 134.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.31, 24.483, 16.276)`
Decimal	`7508070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729066, 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 #729066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #729066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729066; }
.text { color: #729066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 144 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729066, #66906f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #729066?: #729066 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 #729066?: The RGB value is 114, 144, 102: 114 red, 144 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729066?: The complementary color is #846690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.