What color is #719B77?

#719B77 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 #719B77?

The RGB value is 113, 155, 119: 113 red, 155 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #719B77?

The complementary color is #9B7195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #719B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#719B77 color

#719B77 rgb(113, 155, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #719B77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 60.8% green and 46.7% blue (113, 155, 119).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#719B77 color codes

HEX	`#719B77`
RGB	`rgb(113, 155, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 60.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -21.87, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 26.16, 146.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.86, 28.284, 21.757)`
Decimal	`7445367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #719B77, 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 #719B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#719B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #719B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #719b77; }
.text { color: #719b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #719b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 155 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #719b77, #719b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #719B77?: #719B77 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 #719B77?: The RGB value is 113, 155, 119: 113 red, 155 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #719B77?: The complementary color is #9B7195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #719B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.