What color is #729E8D?

#729E8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729E8D?

The RGB value is 114, 158, 141: 114 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729E8D?

The complementary color is #9E7283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729E8D color

#729E8D rgb(114, 158, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #729E8D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62% green and 55.3% blue (114, 158, 141).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#729E8D color codes

HEX	`#729E8D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 158, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, -18.63, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 19.08, 167.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.972, 29.953, 29.713)`
Decimal	`7511693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729E8D, 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 #729E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	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 #729E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729e8d; }
.text { color: #729e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 158 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729e8d, #72999e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #729E8D?: #729E8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729E8D?: The RGB value is 114, 158, 141: 114 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729E8D?: The complementary color is #9E7283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.