What color is #73865E?

#73865E 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 #73865E?

The RGB value is 115, 134, 94: 115 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73865E?

The complementary color is #715E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73865E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73865E color

#73865E rgb(115, 134, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #73865E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.5% green and 36.9% blue (115, 134, 94).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#73865E color codes

HEX	`#73865E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 134, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, -14.48, 19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 24.15, 126.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.615, 21.503, 13.81)`
Decimal	`7571038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73865E, 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 #73865E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73865E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #73865E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73865e; }
.text { color: #73865e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73865e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 134 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73865e, #5f865e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #73865E?: #73865E 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 #73865E?: The RGB value is 115, 134, 94: 115 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73865E?: The complementary color is #715E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73865E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.