What color is #729EA4?

#729EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729EA4?

The RGB value is 114, 158, 164: 114 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729EA4?

The complementary color is #A47872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729EA4 color

#729EA4 rgb(114, 158, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729EA4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62% green and 64.3% blue (114, 158, 164).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#729EA4 color codes

HEX	`#729EA4`
RGB	`rgb(114, 158, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, -13.32, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 15.5, 210.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.865, 30.71, 39.68)`
Decimal	`7511716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729EA4, 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 #729EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#729EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #729EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729ea4; }
.text { color: #729ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 158 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729ea4, #7285a4); }

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Questions

What color is #729EA4?: #729EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729EA4?: The RGB value is 114, 158, 164: 114 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729EA4?: The complementary color is #A47872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.