What color is #729374?

#729374 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 #729374?

The RGB value is 114, 147, 116: 114 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729374?

The complementary color is #937291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729374 color

#729374 rgb(114, 147, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #729374 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 57.6% green and 45.5% blue (114, 147, 116).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#729374 color codes

HEX	`#729374`
RGB	`rgb(114, 147, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 57.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -17.94, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 21.99, 144.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.525, 25.705, 20.4)`
Decimal	`7508852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729374, 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 #729374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #729374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729374; }
.text { color: #729374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 147 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729374, #729384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #729374?: #729374 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 #729374?: The RGB value is 114, 147, 116: 114 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729374?: The complementary color is #937291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.