What color is #718370?

#718370 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718370?

The RGB value is 113, 131, 112: 113 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718370?

The complementary color is #827083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718370 color

#718370 rgb(113, 131, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #718370 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.4% green and 43.9% blue (113, 131, 112).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#718370 color codes

HEX	`#718370`
RGB	`rgb(113, 131, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -10.45, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 13.22, 142.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.85, 20.913, 18.422)`
Decimal	`7439216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718370, 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 #718370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #718370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718370; }
.text { color: #718370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 131 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718370, #708378); }

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Questions

What color is #718370?: #718370 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718370?: The RGB value is 113, 131, 112: 113 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718370?: The complementary color is #827083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.