What color is #729D74?

#729D74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729D74?

The RGB value is 114, 157, 116: 114 red, 157 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729D74?

The complementary color is #9D729B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729D74 color

#729D74 rgb(114, 157, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #729D74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 61.6% green and 45.5% blue (114, 157, 116).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#729D74 color codes

HEX	`#729D74`
RGB	`rgb(114, 157, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 61.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -23.09, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 28.59, 143.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.148, 28.951, 20.941)`
Decimal	`7511412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729D74, 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 #729D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #729D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729d74; }
.text { color: #729d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 157 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729d74, #729d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #729D74?: #729D74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729D74?: The RGB value is 114, 157, 116: 114 red, 157 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729D74?: The complementary color is #9D729B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.