What color is #718F7B?

#718F7B 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 #718F7B?

The RGB value is 113, 143, 123: 113 red, 143 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718F7B?

The complementary color is #8F7185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718F7B color

#718F7B rgb(113, 143, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #718F7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 56.1% green and 48.2% blue (113, 143, 123).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#718F7B color codes

HEX	`#718F7B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 143, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 56.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, -14.81, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 16.47, 154.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.207, 24.585, 22.416)`
Decimal	`7442299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718F7B, 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 #718F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #718F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718f7b; }
.text { color: #718f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 143 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718f7b, #718f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718F7B?: #718F7B 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 #718F7B?: The RGB value is 113, 143, 123: 113 red, 143 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718F7B?: The complementary color is #8F7185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.