What color is #72936D?

#72936D 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 #72936D?

The RGB value is 114, 147, 109: 114 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72936D?

The complementary color is #8E6D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72936D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72936D color

#72936D rgb(114, 147, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #72936D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 57.6% green and 42.7% blue (114, 147, 109).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#72936D color codes

HEX	`#72936D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 147, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 57.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, -19.22, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 25.3, 139.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.133, 25.548, 18.336)`
Decimal	`7508845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72936D, 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 #72936D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72936D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #72936D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72936d; }
.text { color: #72936d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72936d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 147 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72936d, #6d937b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #72936D?: #72936D 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 #72936D?: The RGB value is 114, 147, 109: 114 red, 147 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72936D?: The complementary color is #8E6D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72936D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.