What color is #73884F?

#73884F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73884F?

The RGB value is 115, 136, 79: 115 red, 136 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73884F?

The complementary color is #644F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73884F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73884F color

#73884F rgb(115, 136, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #73884F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 53.3% green and 31% blue (115, 136, 79).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#73884F color codes

HEX	`#73884F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 136, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 53.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 42%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.83, -17.72, 28.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.83, 33.24, 122.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.286, 21.818, 10.696)`
Decimal	`7571535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73884F, 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 #73884F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73884F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #73884F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73884f; }
.text { color: #73884f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73884f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 136 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73884f, #57884f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #73884F?: #73884F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73884F?: The RGB value is 115, 136, 79: 115 red, 136 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73884F?: The complementary color is #644F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73884F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.