What color is #738B54?

#738B54 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738B54?

The RGB value is 115, 139, 84: 115 red, 139 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738B54?

The complementary color is #6C548B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738B54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738B54 color

#738B54 rgb(115, 139, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #738B54 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.5% green and 32.9% blue (115, 139, 84).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#738B54 color codes

HEX	`#738B54`
RGB	`rgb(115, 139, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -18.62, 26.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 32.51, 124.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.903, 22.75, 11.834)`
Decimal	`7572308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738B54, 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 #738B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #738B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738b54; }
.text { color: #738b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 139 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738b54, #588b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #738B54?: #738B54 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738B54?: The RGB value is 115, 139, 84: 115 red, 139 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738B54?: The complementary color is #6C548B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738B54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.