What color is #718B66?

#718B66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718B66?

The RGB value is 113, 139, 102: 113 red, 139 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718B66?

The complementary color is #80668B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718B66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718B66 color

#718B66 rgb(113, 139, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #718B66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.5% green and 40% blue (113, 139, 102).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#718B66 color codes

HEX	`#718B66`
RGB	`rgb(113, 139, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.01, -16.6, 16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.01, 23.64, 134.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.44, 22.935, 16.023)`
Decimal	`7441254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718B66, 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 #718B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #718B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718b66; }
.text { color: #718b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 139 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718b66, #668b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #718B66?: #718B66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718B66?: The RGB value is 113, 139, 102: 113 red, 139 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718B66?: The complementary color is #80668B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718B66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.