What color is #73825F?

#73825F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73825F?

The RGB value is 115, 130, 95: 115 red, 130 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73825F?

The complementary color is #6E5F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73825F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73825F color

#73825F rgb(115, 130, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #73825F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51% green and 37.3% blue (115, 130, 95).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#73825F color codes

HEX	`#73825F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 130, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -12.15, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 21.04, 125.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.118, 20.436, 13.867)`
Decimal	`7570015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73825F, 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 #73825F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73825F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #73825F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73825f; }
.text { color: #73825f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73825f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 130 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73825f, #62825f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73825F?: #73825F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73825F?: The RGB value is 115, 130, 95: 115 red, 130 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73825F?: The complementary color is #6E5F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73825F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.