What color is #729197?

#729197 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729197?

The RGB value is 114, 145, 151: 114 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729197?

The complementary color is #977872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729197 color

#729197 rgb(114, 145, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #729197 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 56.9% green and 59.2% blue (114, 145, 151).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#729197 color codes

HEX	`#729197`
RGB	`rgb(114, 145, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 56.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.1, -9.39, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.1, 11.56, 215.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.649, 26.062, 33.109)`
Decimal	`7508375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729197, 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 #729197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #729197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729197; }
.text { color: #729197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 145 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729197, #727e97); }

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Questions

What color is #729197?: #729197 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729197?: The RGB value is 114, 145, 151: 114 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729197?: The complementary color is #977872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.