What color is #729668?

#729668 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729668?

The RGB value is 114, 150, 104: 114 red, 150 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729668?

The complementary color is #8C6896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729668 color

#729668 rgb(114, 150, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #729668 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 58.8% green and 40.8% blue (114, 150, 104).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#729668 color codes

HEX	`#729668`
RGB	`rgb(114, 150, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 58.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -21.62, 20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 29.69, 136.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.344, 26.389, 17.116)`
Decimal	`7509608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729668, 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 #729668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #729668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729668; }
.text { color: #729668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 150 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729668, #689675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #729668?: #729668 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729668?: The RGB value is 114, 150, 104: 114 red, 150 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729668?: The complementary color is #8C6896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.