What color is #729779?

#729779 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 #729779?

The RGB value is 114, 151, 121: 114 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729779?

The complementary color is #977290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729779 color

#729779 rgb(114, 151, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #729779 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 59.2% green and 47.5% blue (114, 151, 121).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#729779 color codes

HEX	`#729779`
RGB	`rgb(114, 151, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 59.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, -19.08, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 22.4, 148.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.456, 27.09, 22.184)`
Decimal	`7509881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729779, 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 #729779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #729779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729779; }
.text { color: #729779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 151 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729779, #72978c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #729779?: #729779 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 #729779?: The RGB value is 114, 151, 121: 114 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729779?: The complementary color is #977290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.