What color is #718F61?

#718F61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718F61?

The RGB value is 113, 143, 97: 113 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718F61?

The complementary color is #7F618F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718F61 color

#718F61 rgb(113, 143, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #718F61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 56.1% green and 38% blue (113, 143, 97).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#718F61 color codes

HEX	`#718F61`
RGB	`rgb(113, 143, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 56.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, -19.53, 21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 28.78, 132.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.79, 24.018, 14.953)`
Decimal	`7442273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718F61, 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 #718F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #718F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718f61; }
.text { color: #718f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 143 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718f61, #618f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #718F61?: #718F61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718F61?: The RGB value is 113, 143, 97: 113 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718F61?: The complementary color is #7F618F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.