What color is #718357?

#718357 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718357?

The RGB value is 113, 131, 87: 113 red, 131 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718357?

The complementary color is #695783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718357?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718357 color

#718357 rgb(113, 131, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #718357 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.4% green and 34.1% blue (113, 131, 87).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#718357 color codes

HEX	`#718357`
RGB	`rgb(113, 131, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, -14.74, 21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 26.23, 124.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.646, 20.431, 12.082)`
Decimal	`7439191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718357, 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 #718357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #718357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718357; }
.text { color: #718357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 131 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718357, #5b8357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #718357?: #718357 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718357?: The RGB value is 113, 131, 87: 113 red, 131 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718357?: The complementary color is #695783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718357?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.