What color is #71866C?

#71866C 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 #71866C?

The RGB value is 113, 134, 108: 113 red, 134 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71866C?

The complementary color is #816C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71866C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71866C color

#71866C rgb(113, 134, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #71866C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.5% green and 42.4% blue (113, 134, 108).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#71866C color codes

HEX	`#71866C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 134, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -12.85, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 17.26, 138.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.041, 21.643, 17.412)`
Decimal	`7439980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71866C, 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 #71866C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71866C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #71866C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71866c; }
.text { color: #71866c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71866c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 134 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71866c, #6c8674); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71866C?: #71866C 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 #71866C?: The RGB value is 113, 134, 108: 113 red, 134 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71866C?: The complementary color is #816C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71866C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.