What color is #739573?

#739573 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 #739573?

The RGB value is 115, 149, 115: 115 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739573?

The complementary color is #957395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739573 color

#739573 rgb(115, 149, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #739573 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 58.4% green and 45.1% blue (115, 149, 115).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#739573 color codes

HEX	`#739573`
RGB	`rgb(115, 149, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 58.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.39, -18.81, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.39, 23.56, 142.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.911, 26.377, 20.206)`
Decimal	`7574899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739573, 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 #739573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #739573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739573; }
.text { color: #739573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 149 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739573, #739584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #739573?: #739573 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 #739573?: The RGB value is 115, 149, 115: 115 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739573?: The complementary color is #957395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.