What color is #73795D?

#73795D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73795D?

The RGB value is 115, 121, 93: 115 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73795D?

The complementary color is #635D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73795D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73795D color

#73795D rgb(115, 121, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #73795D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.5% green and 36.5% blue (115, 121, 93).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#73795D color codes

HEX	`#73795D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 121, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 47.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, -7.48, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 16.44, 117.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.883, 18.11, 13.013)`
Decimal	`7567709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73795D, 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 #73795D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73795D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #73795D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73795d; }
.text { color: #73795d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73795d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 121 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73795d, #65795d); }

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Questions

What color is #73795D?: #73795D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73795D?: The RGB value is 115, 121, 93: 115 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73795D?: The complementary color is #635D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73795D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.