What color is #739F6C?

#739F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #739F6C?

The RGB value is 115, 159, 108: 115 red, 159 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #739F6C?

The complementary color is #986C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #739F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#739F6C color

#739F6C rgb(115, 159, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #739F6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 62.4% green and 42.4% blue (115, 159, 108).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#739F6C color codes

HEX	`#739F6C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 159, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 62.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -25.13, 21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 33.38, 138.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.174, 29.523, 18.715)`
Decimal	`7577452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #739F6C, 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 #739F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#739F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #739F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #739f6c; }
.text { color: #739f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #739f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 159 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #739f6c, #6c9f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #739F6C?: #739F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #739F6C?: The RGB value is 115, 159, 108: 115 red, 159 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #739F6C?: The complementary color is #986C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #739F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.