What color is #729A6B?

#729A6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729A6B?

The RGB value is 114, 154, 107: 114 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729A6B?

The complementary color is #936B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729A6B color

#729A6B rgb(114, 154, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #729A6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 60.4% green and 42% blue (114, 154, 107).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#729A6B color codes

HEX	`#729A6B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 154, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 60.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, -23.15, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 30.84, 138.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.148, 27.749, 18.149)`
Decimal	`7510635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729A6B, 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 #729A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #729A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729a6b; }
.text { color: #729a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 154 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729a6b, #6b9a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #729A6B?: #729A6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729A6B?: The RGB value is 114, 154, 107: 114 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729A6B?: The complementary color is #936B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.