What color is #718253?

#718253 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718253?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 83: 113 red, 130 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718253?

The complementary color is #645382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718253?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718253 color

#718253 rgb(113, 130, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #718253 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 32.5% blue (113, 130, 83).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#718253 color codes

HEX	`#718253`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -14.79, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 27.72, 122.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.354, 20.1, 11.2)`
Decimal	`7438931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718253, 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 #718253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #718253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718253; }
.text { color: #718253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718253, #5a8253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #718253?: #718253 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718253?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 83: 113 red, 130 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718253?: The complementary color is #645382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718253?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.