What color is #73836D?

#73836D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73836D?

The RGB value is 115, 131, 109: 115 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73836D?

The complementary color is #7D6D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73836D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73836D color

#73836D rgb(115, 131, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #73836D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.4% green and 42.7% blue (115, 131, 109).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#73836D color codes

HEX	`#73836D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 131, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -10.26, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 14.3, 135.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.946, 20.981, 17.569)`
Decimal	`7570285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73836D, 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 #73836D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73836D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #73836D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73836d; }
.text { color: #73836d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73836d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 131 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73836d, #6d8372); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73836D?: #73836D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73836D?: The RGB value is 115, 131, 109: 115 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73836D?: The complementary color is #7D6D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73836D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.