What color is #739869?

#739869 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739869?

The RGB value is 115, 152, 105: 115 red, 152 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739869?

The complementary color is #8E6998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739869?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739869 color

#739869 rgb(115, 152, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #739869 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.6% green and 41.2% blue (115, 152, 105).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#739869 color codes

HEX	`#739869`
RGB	`rgb(115, 152, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 59.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, -22.11, 20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 30.3, 136.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.848, 27.121, 17.498)`
Decimal	`7575657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739869, 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 #739869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #739869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739869; }
.text { color: #739869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 152 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739869, #699877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #739869?: #739869 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739869?: The RGB value is 115, 152, 105: 115 red, 152 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739869?: The complementary color is #8E6998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739869?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.