What color is #73805F?

#73805F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73805F?

The RGB value is 115, 128, 95: 115 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73805F?

The complementary color is #6C5F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73805F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73805F color

#73805F rgb(115, 128, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #73805F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 50.2% green and 37.3% blue (115, 128, 95).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#73805F color codes

HEX	`#73805F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 128, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 50.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -11.05, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 19.75, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.855, 19.909, 13.779)`
Decimal	`7569503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73805F, 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 #73805F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73805F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #73805F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73805f; }
.text { color: #73805f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73805f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 128 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73805f, #63805f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73805F?: #73805F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73805F?: The RGB value is 115, 128, 95: 115 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73805F?: The complementary color is #6C5F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73805F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.