What color is #71946F?

#71946F 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 #71946F?

The RGB value is 113, 148, 111: 113 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71946F?

The complementary color is #926F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71946F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71946F color

#71946F rgb(113, 148, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #71946F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 58% green and 43.5% blue (113, 148, 111).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#71946F color codes

HEX	`#71946F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 148, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 58%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, -19.74, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 25.23, 141.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.268, 25.838, 18.955)`
Decimal	`7443567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71946F, 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 #71946F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71946F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #71946F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71946f; }
.text { color: #71946f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71946f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 148 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71946f, #6f9480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #71946F?: #71946F 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 #71946F?: The RGB value is 113, 148, 111: 113 red, 148 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71946F?: The complementary color is #926F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71946F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.