What color is #718462?

#718462 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718462?

The RGB value is 113, 132, 98: 113 red, 132 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718462?

The complementary color is #756284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718462?

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.

#718462 color

#718462 rgb(113, 132, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #718462 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.8% green and 38.4% blue (113, 132, 98).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#718462 color codes

HEX	`#718462`
RGB	`rgb(113, 132, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, -13.53, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 21.05, 129.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.266, 20.895, 14.676)`
Decimal	`7439458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718462, 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 #718462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718462 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 #718462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718462; }
.text { color: #718462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 132 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718462, #628464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718462?: #718462 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718462?: The RGB value is 113, 132, 98: 113 red, 132 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718462?: The complementary color is #756284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718462?: 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.