What color is #729470?

#729470 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 #729470?

The RGB value is 114, 148, 112: 114 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729470?

The complementary color is #927094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729470 color

#729470 rgb(114, 148, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #729470 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 58% green and 43.9% blue (114, 148, 112).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#729470 color codes

HEX	`#729470`
RGB	`rgb(114, 148, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 58%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.97, -19.2, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.97, 24.53, 141.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.453, 25.926, 19.253)`
Decimal	`7509104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729470, 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 #729470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #729470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729470; }
.text { color: #729470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 148 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729470, #709480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #729470?: #729470 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 #729470?: The RGB value is 114, 148, 112: 114 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729470?: The complementary color is #927094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.