What color is #718E7A?

#718E7A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718E7A?

The RGB value is 113, 142, 122: 113 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718E7A?

The complementary color is #8E7185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718E7A color

#718E7A rgb(113, 142, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #718E7A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 55.7% green and 47.8% blue (113, 142, 122).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#718E7A color codes

HEX	`#718E7A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 142, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 55.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, -14.48, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 16.22, 153.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.995, 24.261, 22.038)`
Decimal	`7442042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718E7A, 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 #718E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #718E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718e7a; }
.text { color: #718e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 142 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718e7a, #718e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718E7A?: #718E7A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718E7A?: The RGB value is 113, 142, 122: 113 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718E7A?: The complementary color is #8E7185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.