What color is #738465?

#738465 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738465?

The RGB value is 115, 132, 101: 115 red, 132 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738465?

The complementary color is #766584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738465?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738465 color

#738465 rgb(115, 132, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #738465 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.8% green and 39.6% blue (115, 132, 101).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#738465 color codes

HEX	`#738465`
RGB	`rgb(115, 132, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -12.24, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 19.15, 129.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.67, 21.087, 15.449)`
Decimal	`7570533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738465, 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 #738465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #738465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738465; }
.text { color: #738465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 132 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738465, #658466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738465?: #738465 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738465?: The RGB value is 115, 132, 101: 115 red, 132 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738465?: The complementary color is #766584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.