What color is #738261?

#738261 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738261?

The RGB value is 115, 130, 97: 115 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738261?

The complementary color is #706182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738261 color

#738261 rgb(115, 130, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #738261 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51% green and 38% blue (115, 130, 97).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#738261 color codes

HEX	`#738261`
RGB	`rgb(115, 130, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.37, -11.82, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.37, 19.97, 126.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.21, 20.473, 14.352)`
Decimal	`7570017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738261, 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 #738261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #738261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738261; }
.text { color: #738261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 130 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738261, #638261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #738261?: #738261 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738261?: The RGB value is 115, 130, 97: 115 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738261?: The complementary color is #706182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.