What color is #729C80?

#729C80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729C80?

The RGB value is 114, 156, 128: 114 red, 156 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729C80?

The complementary color is #9C728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729C80 color

#729C80 rgb(114, 156, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #729C80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 61.2% green and 50.2% blue (114, 156, 128).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#729C80 color codes

HEX	`#729C80`
RGB	`rgb(114, 156, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 61.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, -20.3, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 22.67, 153.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.723, 28.912, 24.801)`
Decimal	`7511168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729C80, 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 #729C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #729C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729c80; }
.text { color: #729c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 156 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729c80, #729c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #729C80?: #729C80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729C80?: The RGB value is 114, 156, 128: 114 red, 156 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729C80?: The complementary color is #9C728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.