What color is #738978?

#738978 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 #738978?

The RGB value is 115, 137, 120: 115 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738978?

The complementary color is #897384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738978 color

#738978 rgb(115, 137, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #738978 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 53.7% green and 47.1% blue (115, 137, 120).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#738978 color codes

HEX	`#738978`
RGB	`rgb(115, 137, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 53.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -11.45, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 13.16, 150.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.405, 22.892, 21.162)`
Decimal	`7571832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738978, 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 #738978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #738978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738978; }
.text { color: #738978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 137 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738978, #738983); }

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Questions

What color is #738978?: #738978 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 #738978?: The RGB value is 115, 137, 120: 115 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738978?: The complementary color is #897384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.