What color is #729BAC?

#729BAC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729BAC?

The RGB value is 114, 155, 172: 114 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729BAC?

The complementary color is #AC8372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729BAC color

#729BAC rgb(114, 155, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #729BAC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 60.8% green and 67.5% blue (114, 155, 172).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#729BAC color codes

HEX	`#729BAC`
RGB	`rgb(114, 155, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 60.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, -9.7, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 16.5, 234)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.105, 29.997, 43.436)`
Decimal	`7510956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729BAC, 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 #729BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	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 #729BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729bac; }
.text { color: #729bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 155 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729bac, #727eac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #729BAC?: #729BAC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729BAC?: The RGB value is 114, 155, 172: 114 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729BAC?: The complementary color is #AC8372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.