What color is #71946A?

#71946A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71946A?

The RGB value is 113, 148, 106: 113 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71946A?

The complementary color is #8D6A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71946A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71946A color

#71946A rgb(113, 148, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #71946A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 58% green and 41.6% blue (113, 148, 106).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#71946A color codes

HEX	`#71946A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 148, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 58%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -20.62, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 27.62, 138.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.001, 25.731, 17.546)`
Decimal	`7443562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71946A, 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 #71946A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71946A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #71946A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71946a; }
.text { color: #71946a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71946a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 148 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71946a, #6a9478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #71946A?: #71946A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71946A?: The RGB value is 113, 148, 106: 113 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71946A?: The complementary color is #8D6A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71946A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.