What color is #718573?

#718573 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 #718573?

The RGB value is 113, 133, 115: 113 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718573?

The complementary color is #857183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718573 color

#718573 rgb(113, 133, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #718573 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.2% green and 45.1% blue (113, 133, 115).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#718573 color codes

HEX	`#718573`
RGB	`rgb(113, 133, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -10.97, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 13.18, 146.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.291, 21.523, 19.407)`
Decimal	`7439731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718573, 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 #718573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #718573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718573; }
.text { color: #718573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 133 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718573, #71857d); }

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Questions

What color is #718573?: #718573 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 #718573?: The RGB value is 113, 133, 115: 113 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718573?: The complementary color is #857183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.