What color is #71956C?

#71956C 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 #71956C?

The RGB value is 113, 149, 108: 113 red, 149 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71956C?

The complementary color is #906C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71956C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71956C color

#71956C rgb(113, 149, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #71956C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 58.4% green and 42.4% blue (113, 149, 108).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% 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 6.22:1).

#71956C color codes

HEX	`#71956C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 149, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 58.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -20.79, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 27.31, 139.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.264, 26.088, 18.152)`
Decimal	`7443820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71956C, 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 #71956C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71956C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #71956C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71956c; }
.text { color: #71956c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71956c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 149 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71956c, #6c957b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #71956C?: #71956C 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 #71956C?: The RGB value is 113, 149, 108: 113 red, 149 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71956C?: The complementary color is #906C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71956C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.