What color is #719988?

#719988 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #719988?

The RGB value is 113, 153, 136: 113 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #719988?

The complementary color is #997182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #719988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#719988 color

#719988 rgb(113, 153, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #719988 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (113, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#719988 color codes

HEX	`#719988`
RGB	`rgb(113, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -17.42, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 17.99, 165.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.644, 28.07, 27.513)`
Decimal	`7444872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #719988, 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 #719988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#719988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #719988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #719988; }
.text { color: #719988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #719988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #719988, #719699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #719988?: #719988 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #719988?: The RGB value is 113, 153, 136: 113 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #719988?: The complementary color is #997182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #719988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.