What color is #718F34?

#718F34 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718F34?

The RGB value is 113, 143, 52: 113 red, 143 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718F34?

The complementary color is #52348F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718F34?

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.

#718F34 color

#718F34 rgb(113, 143, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #718F34 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 56.1% green and 20.4% blue (113, 143, 52).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 47% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#718F34 color codes

HEX	`#718F34`
RGB	`rgb(113, 143, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 56.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 47%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 64%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 64%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -25.03, 43.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 50.34, 119.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.252, 23.403, 6.857)`
Decimal	`7442228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718F34, 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 #718F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718F34 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 #718F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718f34; }
.text { color: #718f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 143 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718f34, #438f34); }

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Questions

What color is #718F34?: #718F34 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718F34?: The RGB value is 113, 143, 52: 113 red, 143 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718F34?: The complementary color is #52348F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718F34?: 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.