What color is #739689?

#739689 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739689?

The RGB value is 115, 150, 137: 115 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739689?

The complementary color is #967380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739689 color

#739689 rgb(115, 150, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #739689 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 58.8% green and 53.7% blue (115, 150, 137).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#739689 color codes

HEX	`#739689`
RGB	`rgb(115, 150, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 58.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, -14.95, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 15.23, 169.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.491, 27.263, 27.739)`
Decimal	`7575177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739689, 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 #739689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #739689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739689; }
.text { color: #739689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 150 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739689, #739296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #739689?: #739689 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739689?: The RGB value is 115, 150, 137: 115 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739689?: The complementary color is #967380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.