What color is #729E5D?

#729E5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729E5D?

The RGB value is 114, 158, 93: 114 red, 158 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729E5D?

The complementary color is #895D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729E5D color

#729E5D rgb(114, 158, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #729E5D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62% green and 36.5% blue (114, 158, 93).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#729E5D color codes

HEX	`#729E5D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 158, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -27.32, 29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 40.04, 133.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.142, 28.821, 14.803)`
Decimal	`7511645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729E5D, 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 #729E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #729E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729e5d; }
.text { color: #729e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 158 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729e5d, #5d9e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #729E5D?: #729E5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729E5D?: The RGB value is 114, 158, 93: 114 red, 158 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729E5D?: The complementary color is #895D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.