What color is #739977?

#739977 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 #739977?

The RGB value is 115, 153, 119: 115 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739977?

The complementary color is #997395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739977 color

#739977 rgb(115, 153, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #739977 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (115, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#739977 color codes

HEX	`#739977`
RGB	`rgb(115, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -20.15, 13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 24.37, 145.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.79, 27.758, 21.659)`
Decimal	`7575927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739977, 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 #739977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #739977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739977; }
.text { color: #739977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739977, #73998a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #739977?: #739977 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 #739977?: The RGB value is 115, 153, 119: 115 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739977?: The complementary color is #997395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.