What color is #729A9E?

#729A9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729A9E?

The RGB value is 114, 154, 158: 114 red, 154 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729A9E?

The complementary color is #9E7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729A9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729A9E color

#729A9E rgb(114, 154, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729A9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 60.4% green and 62% blue (114, 154, 158).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#729A9E color codes

HEX	`#729A9E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 154, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 60.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -12.63, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 14.22, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.665, 29.156, 36.669)`
Decimal	`7510686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729A9E, 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 #729A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #729A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729a9e; }
.text { color: #729a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 154 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729a9e, #72849e); }

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Questions

What color is #729A9E?: #729A9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729A9E?: The RGB value is 114, 154, 158: 114 red, 154 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729A9E?: The complementary color is #9E7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729A9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.