What color is #729B7C?

#729B7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729B7C?

The RGB value is 114, 155, 124: 114 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729B7C?

The complementary color is #9B7291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729B7C color

#729B7C rgb(114, 155, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #729B7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 60.8% green and 48.6% blue (114, 155, 124).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#729B7C color codes

HEX	`#729B7C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 155, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 60.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, -20.57, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 23.72, 150.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.298, 28.474, 23.386)`
Decimal	`7510908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729B7C, 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 #729B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #729B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729b7c; }
.text { color: #729b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 155 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729b7c, #729b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #729B7C?: #729B7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729B7C?: The RGB value is 114, 155, 124: 114 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729B7C?: The complementary color is #9B7291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.