What color is #729996?

#729996 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729996?

The RGB value is 114, 153, 150: 114 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729996?

The complementary color is #997275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729996 color

#729996 rgb(114, 153, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729996 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (114, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#729996 color codes

HEX	`#729996`
RGB	`rgb(114, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, -13.98, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 14.25, 191.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.834, 28.561, 33.105)`
Decimal	`7510422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729996, 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 #729996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #729996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729996; }
.text { color: #729996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729996, #728899); }

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Questions

What color is #729996?: #729996 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729996?: The RGB value is 114, 153, 150: 114 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729996?: The complementary color is #997275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.