What color is #718961?

#718961 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718961?

The RGB value is 113, 137, 97: 113 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718961?

The complementary color is #796189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718961 color

#718961 rgb(113, 137, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #718961 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 53.7% green and 38% blue (113, 137, 97).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#718961 color codes

HEX	`#718961`
RGB	`rgb(113, 137, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 53.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -16.38, 18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 24.87, 131.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.913, 22.265, 14.661)`
Decimal	`7440737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718961, 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 #718961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #718961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718961; }
.text { color: #718961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 137 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718961, #618965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #718961?: #718961 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718961?: The RGB value is 113, 137, 97: 113 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718961?: The complementary color is #796189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.