What color is #71834B?

#71834B 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 #71834B?

The RGB value is 113, 131, 75: 113 red, 131 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71834B?

The complementary color is #5D4B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71834B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71834B color

#71834B rgb(113, 131, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #71834B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.4% green and 29.4% blue (113, 131, 75).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#71834B color codes

HEX	`#71834B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 131, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 43%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, -16.42, 28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 32.54, 120.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.196, 20.251, 9.711)`
Decimal	`7439179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71834B, 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 #71834B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71834B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #71834B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71834b; }
.text { color: #71834b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71834b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 131 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71834b, #55834b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #71834B?: #71834B 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 #71834B?: The RGB value is 113, 131, 75: 113 red, 131 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71834B?: The complementary color is #5D4B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71834B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.