What color is #71856C?

#71856C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71856C?

The RGB value is 113, 133, 108: 113 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71856C?

The complementary color is #806C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71856C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71856C color

#71856C rgb(113, 133, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #71856C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.2% green and 42.4% blue (113, 133, 108).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#71856C color codes

HEX	`#71856C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 133, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -12.3, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 16.58, 137.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.904, 21.368, 17.366)`
Decimal	`7439724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71856C, 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 #71856C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71856C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #71856C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71856c; }
.text { color: #71856c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71856c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 133 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71856c, #6c8573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71856C?: #71856C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71856C?: The RGB value is 113, 133, 108: 113 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71856C?: The complementary color is #806C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71856C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.