What color is #718050?

#718050 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 #718050?

The RGB value is 113, 128, 80: 113 red, 128 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718050?

The complementary color is #5F5080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718050?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718050 color

#718050 rgb(113, 128, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #718050 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.2% green and 31.4% blue (113, 128, 80).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 23% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#718050 color codes

HEX	`#718050`
RGB	`rgb(113, 128, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 38%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.3, -14.14, 24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.3, 28.09, 120.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.977, 19.528, 10.515)`
Decimal	`7438416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718050, 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 #718050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #718050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718050; }
.text { color: #718050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 128 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718050, #598050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #718050?: #718050 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 #718050?: The RGB value is 113, 128, 80: 113 red, 128 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718050?: The complementary color is #5F5080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718050?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.