What color is #729E7C?

#729E7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729E7C?

The RGB value is 114, 158, 124: 114 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729E7C?

The complementary color is #9E7294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729E7C color

#729E7C rgb(114, 158, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #729E7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62% green and 48.6% blue (114, 158, 124).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#729E7C color codes

HEX	`#729E7C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 158, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.21, -22.1, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.21, 25.67, 149.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.803, 29.485, 23.555)`
Decimal	`7511676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729E7C, 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 #729E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #729E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729e7c; }
.text { color: #729e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 158 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729e7c, #729e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #729E7C?: #729E7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729E7C?: The RGB value is 114, 158, 124: 114 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729E7C?: The complementary color is #9E7294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.