What color is #729795?

#729795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729795?

The RGB value is 114, 151, 149: 114 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729795?

The complementary color is #977274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729795 color

#729795 rgb(114, 151, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729795 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 59.2% green and 58.4% blue (114, 151, 149).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#729795 color codes

HEX	`#729795`
RGB	`rgb(114, 151, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 59.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, -13.13, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 13.5, 193.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.429, 27.88, 32.575)`
Decimal	`7509909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729795, 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 #729795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #729795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729795; }
.text { color: #729795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 151 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729795, #728797); }

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Questions

What color is #729795?: #729795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729795?: The RGB value is 114, 151, 149: 114 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729795?: The complementary color is #977274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.