What color is #729185?

#729185 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729185?

The RGB value is 114, 145, 133: 114 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729185?

The complementary color is #91727E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729185 color

#729185 rgb(114, 145, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #729185 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (114, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#729185 color codes

HEX	`#729185`
RGB	`rgb(114, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -13.46, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 13.75, 168.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.297, 25.521, 25.99)`
Decimal	`7508357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729185, 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 #729185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #729185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729185; }
.text { color: #729185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729185, #728e91); }

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Questions

What color is #729185?: #729185 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729185?: The RGB value is 114, 145, 133: 114 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729185?: The complementary color is #91727E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.