What color is #718969?

#718969 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718969?

The RGB value is 113, 137, 105: 113 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718969?

The complementary color is #816989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718969 color

#718969 rgb(113, 137, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #718969 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 53.7% green and 41.2% blue (113, 137, 105).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#718969 color codes

HEX	`#718969`
RGB	`rgb(113, 137, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 53.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -15.01, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 20.8, 136.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.305, 22.422, 16.725)`
Decimal	`7440745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718969, 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 #718969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #718969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718969; }
.text { color: #718969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 137 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718969, #698971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718969?: #718969 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718969?: The RGB value is 113, 137, 105: 113 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718969?: The complementary color is #816989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.