What color is #729F72?

#729F72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729F72?

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

What is the complementary color of #729F72?

The complementary color is #9F729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729F72 color

#729F72 rgb(114, 159, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #729F72 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#729F72 color codes

HEX	`#729F72`
RGB	`rgb(114, 159, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, -24.45, 18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 30.81, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.374, 29.588, 20.448)`
Decimal	`7511922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729F72, 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 #729F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #729F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729f72; }
.text { color: #729f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 159 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729f72, #729f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #729F72?: #729F72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729F72?: The RGB value is 114, 159, 114: 114 red, 159 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729F72?: The complementary color is #9F729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.