What color is #72946F?

#72946F 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 #72946F?

The RGB value is 114, 148, 111: 114 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72946F?

The complementary color is #916F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72946F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72946F color

#72946F rgb(114, 148, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #72946F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 58% green and 43.5% blue (114, 148, 111).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#72946F color codes

HEX	`#72946F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 148, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 58%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, -19.38, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 25.01, 140.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.398, 25.904, 18.961)`
Decimal	`7509103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72946F, 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 #72946F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72946F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #72946F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72946f; }
.text { color: #72946f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72946f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 148 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72946f, #6f947e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #72946F?: #72946F 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 #72946F?: The RGB value is 114, 148, 111: 114 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72946F?: The complementary color is #916F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72946F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.