What color is #739591?

#739591 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739591?

The RGB value is 115, 149, 145: 115 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739591?

The complementary color is #957377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739591 color

#739591 rgb(115, 149, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #739591 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 58.4% green and 56.9% blue (115, 149, 145).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#739591 color codes

HEX	`#739591`
RGB	`rgb(115, 149, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 58.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -12.65, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 12.77, 187.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.927, 27.183, 30.821)`
Decimal	`7574929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739591, 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 #739591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #739591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739591; }
.text { color: #739591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 149 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739591, #738895); }

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Questions

What color is #739591?: #739591 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739591?: The RGB value is 115, 149, 145: 115 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739591?: The complementary color is #957377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.