What color is #738A73?

#738A73 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 #738A73?

The RGB value is 115, 138, 115: 115 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738A73?

The complementary color is #8A738A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738A73 color

#738A73 rgb(115, 138, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #738A73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.1% green and 45.1% blue (115, 138, 115).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#738A73 color codes

HEX	`#738A73`
RGB	`rgb(115, 138, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -12.97, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 16.14, 143.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.253, 23.059, 19.653)`
Decimal	`7572083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738A73, 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 #738A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #738A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738a73; }
.text { color: #738a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 138 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738a73, #738a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738A73?: #738A73 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 #738A73?: The RGB value is 115, 138, 115: 115 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738A73?: The complementary color is #8A738A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.