What color is #718269?

#718269 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718269?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 105: 113 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718269?

The complementary color is #7A6982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718269 color

#718269 rgb(113, 130, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #718269 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 41.2% blue (113, 130, 105).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#718269 color codes

HEX	`#718269`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -11.21, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 16.06, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.342, 20.496, 16.404)`
Decimal	`7438953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718269, 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 #718269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #718269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718269; }
.text { color: #718269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718269, #69826e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718269?: #718269 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718269?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 105: 113 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718269?: The complementary color is #7A6982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.