What color is #718A72?

#718A72 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 #718A72?

The RGB value is 113, 138, 114: 113 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718A72?

The complementary color is #8A7189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718A72 color

#718A72 rgb(113, 138, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #718A72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.1% green and 44.7% blue (113, 138, 114).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% 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 5.58:1).

#718A72 color codes

HEX	`#718A72`
RGB	`rgb(113, 138, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, -13.89, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 17.08, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.935, 22.902, 19.339)`
Decimal	`7441010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718A72, 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 #718A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #718A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718a72; }
.text { color: #718a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 138 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718a72, #718a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718A72?: #718A72 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 #718A72?: The RGB value is 113, 138, 114: 113 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718A72?: The complementary color is #8A7189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.