What color is #718D72?

#718D72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718D72?

The RGB value is 113, 141, 114: 113 red, 141 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718D72?

The complementary color is #8D718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718D72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718D72 color

#718D72 rgb(113, 141, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #718D72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 55.3% green and 44.7% blue (113, 141, 114).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#718D72 color codes

HEX	`#718D72`
RGB	`rgb(113, 141, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 55.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -15.5, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 19.12, 144.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.371, 23.775, 19.485)`
Decimal	`7441778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718D72, 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 #718D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #718D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718d72; }
.text { color: #718d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 141 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718d72, #718d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718D72?: #718D72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718D72?: The RGB value is 113, 141, 114: 113 red, 141 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718D72?: The complementary color is #8D718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718D72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.