What color is #718D81?

#718D81 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718D81?

The RGB value is 113, 141, 129: 113 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718D81?

The complementary color is #8D717D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718D81 color

#718D81 rgb(113, 141, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718D81 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 55.3% green and 50.6% blue (113, 141, 129).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#718D81 color codes

HEX	`#718D81`
RGB	`rgb(113, 141, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 55.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -12.49, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 12.88, 165.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.296, 24.145, 24.356)`
Decimal	`7441793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718D81, 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 #718D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #718D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718d81; }
.text { color: #718d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 141 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718d81, #718b8d); }

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Questions

What color is #718D81?: #718D81 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718D81?: The RGB value is 113, 141, 129: 113 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718D81?: The complementary color is #8D717D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.