What color is #738668?

#738668 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738668?

The RGB value is 115, 134, 104: 115 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738668?

The complementary color is #7B6886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738668 color

#738668 rgb(115, 134, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #738668 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.5% green and 40.8% blue (115, 134, 104).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% 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 5.34:1).

#738668 color codes

HEX	`#738668`
RGB	`rgb(115, 134, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, -12.81, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 18.91, 132.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.094, 21.694, 16.328)`
Decimal	`7571048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738668, 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 #738668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #738668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738668; }
.text { color: #738668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 134 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738668, #68866c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738668?: #738668 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738668?: The RGB value is 115, 134, 104: 115 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738668?: The complementary color is #7B6886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.