What color is #71866E?

#71866E 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 #71866E?

The RGB value is 113, 134, 110: 113 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71866E?

The complementary color is #836E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71866E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71866E color

#71866E rgb(113, 134, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #71866E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.5% green and 43.1% blue (113, 134, 110).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#71866E color codes

HEX	`#71866E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 134, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -12.48, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 16.27, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.149, 21.686, 17.979)`
Decimal	`7439982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71866E, 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 #71866E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71866E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #71866E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71866e; }
.text { color: #71866e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71866e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 134 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71866e, #6e8677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71866E?: #71866E 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 #71866E?: The RGB value is 113, 134, 110: 113 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71866E?: The complementary color is #836E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71866E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.