What color is #729B8A?

#729B8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729B8A?

The RGB value is 114, 155, 138: 114 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729B8A?

The complementary color is #9B7283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729B8A color

#729B8A rgb(114, 155, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #729B8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 60.8% green and 54.1% blue (114, 155, 138).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#729B8A color codes

HEX	`#729B8A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 155, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 60.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, -17.71, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 18.25, 166.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.247, 28.854, 28.384)`
Decimal	`7510922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729B8A, 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 #729B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #729B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729b8a; }
.text { color: #729b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 155 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729b8a, #72989b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #729B8A?: #729B8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729B8A?: The RGB value is 114, 155, 138: 114 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729B8A?: The complementary color is #9B7283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.