What color is #729690?

#729690 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729690?

The RGB value is 114, 150, 144: 114 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729690?

The complementary color is #967278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729690 color

#729690 rgb(114, 150, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729690 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (114, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#729690 color codes

HEX	`#729690`
RGB	`rgb(114, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -13.74, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 13.77, 183.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.878, 27.403, 30.464)`
Decimal	`7509648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729690, 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 #729690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #729690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729690; }
.text { color: #729690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729690, #728a96); }

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Questions

What color is #729690?: #729690 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729690?: The RGB value is 114, 150, 144: 114 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729690?: The complementary color is #967278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.