What color is #738766?

#738766 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738766?

The RGB value is 115, 135, 102: 115 red, 135 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738766?

The complementary color is #7A6687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738766 color

#738766 rgb(115, 135, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #738766 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.9% green and 40% blue (115, 135, 102).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#738766 color codes

HEX	`#738766`
RGB	`rgb(115, 135, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -13.7, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 20.62, 131.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.132, 21.932, 15.846)`
Decimal	`7571302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738766, 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 #738766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #738766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738766; }
.text { color: #738766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 135 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738766, #66876a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738766?: #738766 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738766?: The RGB value is 115, 135, 102: 115 red, 135 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738766?: The complementary color is #7A6687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.