What color is #717E49?

#717E49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717E49?

The RGB value is 113, 126, 73: 113 red, 126 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717E49?

The complementary color is #56497E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717E49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717E49 color

#717E49 rgb(113, 126, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #717E49 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49.4% green and 28.6% blue (113, 126, 73).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#717E49 color codes

HEX	`#717E49`
RGB	`rgb(113, 126, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 42%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -13.99, 27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 30.62, 117.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.474, 18.913, 9.138)`
Decimal	`7437897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717E49, 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 #717E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #717E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717e49; }
.text { color: #717e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 126 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717e49, #567e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #717E49?: #717E49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717E49?: The RGB value is 113, 126, 73: 113 red, 126 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717E49?: The complementary color is #56497E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717E49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.