What color is #718C6F?

#718C6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718C6F?

The RGB value is 113, 140, 111: 113 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718C6F?

The complementary color is #8A6F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718C6F color

#718C6F rgb(113, 140, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #718C6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.9% green and 43.5% blue (113, 140, 111).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#718C6F color codes

HEX	`#718C6F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 140, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -15.53, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 19.87, 141.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.057, 23.414, 18.551)`
Decimal	`7441519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718C6F, 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 #718C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #718C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718c6f; }
.text { color: #718c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 140 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718c6f, #6f8c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718C6F?: #718C6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718C6F?: The RGB value is 113, 140, 111: 113 red, 140 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718C6F?: The complementary color is #8A6F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.