What color is #729672?

#729672 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 #729672?

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

What is the complementary color of #729672?

The complementary color is #967296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729672 color

#729672 rgb(114, 150, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #729672 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#729672 color codes

HEX	`#729672`
RGB	`rgb(114, 150, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 58.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, -19.87, 15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 24.92, 142.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.882, 26.604, 19.951)`
Decimal	`7509618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729672, 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 #729672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #729672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729672; }
.text { color: #729672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 150 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729672, #729684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #729672?: #729672 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 #729672?: The RGB value is 114, 150, 114: 114 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729672?: The complementary color is #967296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.