What color is #738355?

#738355 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738355?

The RGB value is 115, 131, 85: 115 red, 131 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738355?

The complementary color is #655583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738355?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738355 color

#738355 rgb(115, 131, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #738355 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.4% green and 33.3% blue (115, 131, 85).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#738355 color codes

HEX	`#738355`
RGB	`rgb(115, 131, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, -14.23, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 27.04, 121.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.826, 20.533, 11.669)`
Decimal	`7570261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738355, 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 #738355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #738355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738355; }
.text { color: #738355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 131 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738355, #5c8355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #738355?: #738355 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738355?: The RGB value is 115, 131, 85: 115 red, 131 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738355?: The complementary color is #655583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738355?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.