What color is #71846A?

#71846A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71846A?

The RGB value is 113, 132, 106: 113 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71846A?

The complementary color is #7D6A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71846A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71846A color

#71846A rgb(113, 132, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #71846A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.8% green and 41.6% blue (113, 132, 106).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#71846A color codes

HEX	`#71846A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 132, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, -12.12, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 16.91, 135.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.662, 21.054, 16.766)`
Decimal	`7439466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71846A, 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 #71846A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71846A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #71846A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71846a; }
.text { color: #71846a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71846a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 132 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71846a, #6a8470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71846A?: #71846A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71846A?: The RGB value is 113, 132, 106: 113 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71846A?: The complementary color is #7D6A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71846A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.