What color is #738770?

#738770 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738770?

The RGB value is 115, 135, 112: 115 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738770?

The complementary color is #847087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738770 color

#738770 rgb(115, 135, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #738770 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 52.9% green and 43.9% blue (115, 135, 112).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#738770 color codes

HEX	`#738770`
RGB	`rgb(115, 135, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 52.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -11.9, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 15.54, 139.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.658, 22.142, 18.617)`
Decimal	`7571312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738770, 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 #738770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #738770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738770; }
.text { color: #738770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 135 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738770, #708779); }

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Questions

What color is #738770?: #738770 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738770?: The RGB value is 115, 135, 112: 115 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738770?: The complementary color is #847087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.