What color is #71845C?

#71845C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71845C?

The RGB value is 113, 132, 92: 113 red, 132 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71845C?

The complementary color is #6F5C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71845C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71845C color

#71845C rgb(113, 132, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #71845C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.8% green and 36.1% blue (113, 132, 92).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#71845C color codes

HEX	`#71845C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 132, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -14.51, 19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 24.22, 126.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.993, 20.786, 13.24)`
Decimal	`7439452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71845C, 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 #71845C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71845C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #71845C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71845c; }
.text { color: #71845c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71845c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 132 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71845c, #5d845c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #71845C?: #71845C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71845C?: The RGB value is 113, 132, 92: 113 red, 132 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71845C?: The complementary color is #6F5C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71845C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.