What color is #73845A?

#73845A 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 #73845A?

The RGB value is 115, 132, 90: 115 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73845A?

The complementary color is #6B5A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73845A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73845A color

#73845A rgb(115, 132, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #73845A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.8% green and 35.3% blue (115, 132, 90).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#73845A color codes

HEX	`#73845A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 132, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, -14.02, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 25, 124.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.167, 20.885, 12.798)`
Decimal	`7570522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73845A, 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 #73845A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73845A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #73845A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73845a; }
.text { color: #73845a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73845a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 132 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73845a, #5e845a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73845A?: #73845A 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 #73845A?: The RGB value is 115, 132, 90: 115 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73845A?: The complementary color is #6B5A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73845A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.