What color is #729276?

#729276 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729276?

The RGB value is 114, 146, 118: 114 red, 146 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729276?

The complementary color is #92728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729276 color

#729276 rgb(114, 146, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #729276 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 57.3% green and 46.3% blue (114, 146, 118).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#729276 color codes

HEX	`#729276`
RGB	`rgb(114, 146, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 57.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -17.04, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 20.41, 146.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.487, 25.443, 20.968)`
Decimal	`7508598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729276, 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 #729276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #729276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729276; }
.text { color: #729276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 146 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729276, #729286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #729276?: #729276 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729276?: The RGB value is 114, 146, 118: 114 red, 146 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729276?: The complementary color is #92728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.