What color is #71804F?

#71804F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71804F?

The RGB value is 113, 128, 79: 113 red, 128 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71804F?

The complementary color is #5E4F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71804F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71804F color

#71804F rgb(113, 128, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #71804F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.2% green and 31% blue (113, 128, 79).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#71804F color codes

HEX	`#71804F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 128, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 38%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -14.28, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 28.62, 119.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.94, 19.514, 10.322)`
Decimal	`7438415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71804F, 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 #71804F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71804F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #71804F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71804f; }
.text { color: #71804f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71804f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 128 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71804f, #58804f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #71804F?: #71804F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71804F?: The RGB value is 113, 128, 79: 113 red, 128 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71804F?: The complementary color is #5E4F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71804F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.