What color is #729D97?

#729D97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729D97?

The RGB value is 114, 157, 151: 114 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729D97?

The complementary color is #9D7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729D97 color

#729D97 rgb(114, 157, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729D97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 61.6% green and 59.2% blue (114, 157, 151).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#729D97 color codes

HEX	`#729D97`
RGB	`rgb(114, 157, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 61.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -15.88, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 15.96, 185.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.581, 29.925, 33.753)`
Decimal	`7511447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729D97, 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 #729D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #729D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729d97; }
.text { color: #729d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 157 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729d97, #728e9d); }

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Questions

What color is #729D97?: #729D97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729D97?: The RGB value is 114, 157, 151: 114 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729D97?: The complementary color is #9D7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.