What color is #739866?

#739866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739866?

The RGB value is 115, 152, 102: 115 red, 152 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739866?

The complementary color is #8B6698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739866 color

#739866 rgb(115, 152, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #739866 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.6% green and 40% blue (115, 152, 102).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#739866 color codes

HEX	`#739866`
RGB	`rgb(115, 152, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 59.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, -22.6, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 31.75, 135.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.696, 27.06, 16.7)`
Decimal	`7575654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739866, 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 #739866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #739866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739866; }
.text { color: #739866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 152 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739866, #669872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #739866?: #739866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739866?: The RGB value is 115, 152, 102: 115 red, 152 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739866?: The complementary color is #8B6698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.