What color is #72966D?

#72966D 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 #72966D?

The RGB value is 114, 150, 109: 114 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72966D?

The complementary color is #916D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72966D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72966D color

#72966D rgb(114, 150, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #72966D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 58.8% green and 42.7% blue (114, 150, 109).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#72966D color codes

HEX	`#72966D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 150, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 58.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -20.77, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 27.28, 139.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.605, 26.494, 18.493)`
Decimal	`7509613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72966D, 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 #72966D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72966D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #72966D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72966d; }
.text { color: #72966d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72966d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 150 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72966d, #6d967c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #72966D?: #72966D 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 #72966D?: The RGB value is 114, 150, 109: 114 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72966D?: The complementary color is #916D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72966D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.