What color is #718C71?

#718C71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718C71?

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

What is the complementary color of #718C71?

The complementary color is #8C718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718C71 color

#718C71 rgb(113, 140, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #718C71 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#718C71 color codes

HEX	`#718C71`
RGB	`rgb(113, 140, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, -15.16, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 18.91, 143.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.168, 23.459, 19.138)`
Decimal	`7441521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718C71, 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 #718C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #718C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718c71; }
.text { color: #718c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 140 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718c71, #718c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718C71?: #718C71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718C71?: The RGB value is 113, 140, 113: 113 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718C71?: The complementary color is #8C718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.