What color is #729F6E?

#729F6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729F6E?

The RGB value is 114, 159, 110: 114 red, 159 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729F6E?

The complementary color is #9B6E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729F6E?

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.

#729F6E color

#729F6E rgb(114, 159, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #729F6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62.4% green and 43.1% blue (114, 159, 110).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#729F6E color codes

HEX	`#729F6E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 159, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, -25.14, 20.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 32.66, 140.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.151, 29.499, 19.276)`
Decimal	`7511918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729F6E, 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 #729F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729F6E 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 #729F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729f6e; }
.text { color: #729f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 159 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729f6e, #6e9f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #729F6E?: #729F6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729F6E?: The RGB value is 114, 159, 110: 114 red, 159 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729F6E?: The complementary color is #9B6E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729F6E?: 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.