What color is #739A6B?

#739A6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739A6B?

The RGB value is 115, 154, 107: 115 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739A6B?

The complementary color is #926B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739A6B color

#739A6B rgb(115, 154, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #739A6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 60.4% green and 42% blue (115, 154, 107).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#739A6B color codes

HEX	`#739A6B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 154, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 60.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, -22.79, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 30.64, 138.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.279, 27.817, 18.155)`
Decimal	`7576171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739A6B, 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 #739A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #739A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739a6b; }
.text { color: #739a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 154 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739a6b, #6b9a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #739A6B?: #739A6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739A6B?: The RGB value is 115, 154, 107: 115 red, 154 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739A6B?: The complementary color is #926B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.