What color is #729181?

#729181 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 #729181?

The RGB value is 114, 145, 129: 114 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729181?

The complementary color is #917282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729181?

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.

#729181 color

#729181 rgb(114, 145, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #729181 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.9% green and 50.6% blue (114, 145, 129).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#729181 color codes

HEX	`#729181`
RGB	`rgb(114, 145, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -14.31, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 15.13, 160.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.026, 25.413, 24.562)`
Decimal	`7508353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729181, 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 #729181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729181 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 #729181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729181; }
.text { color: #729181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 145 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729181, #729190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #729181?: #729181 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 #729181?: The RGB value is 114, 145, 129: 114 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729181?: The complementary color is #917282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729181?: 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.