What color is #739271?

#739271 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739271?

The RGB value is 115, 146, 113: 115 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739271?

The complementary color is #907192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739271 color

#739271 rgb(115, 146, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #739271 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.3% green and 44.3% blue (115, 146, 113).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#739271 color codes

HEX	`#739271`
RGB	`rgb(115, 146, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, -17.61, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 22.51, 141.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.329, 25.394, 19.45)`
Decimal	`7574129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739271, 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 #739271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #739271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739271; }
.text { color: #739271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 146 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739271, #719280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #739271?: #739271 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739271?: The RGB value is 115, 146, 113: 115 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739271?: The complementary color is #907192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.