What color is #738B6E?

#738B6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738B6E?

The RGB value is 115, 139, 110: 115 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738B6E?

The complementary color is #866E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738B6E color

#738B6E rgb(115, 139, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #738B6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.5% green and 43.1% blue (115, 139, 110).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#738B6E color codes

HEX	`#738B6E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 139, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, -14.44, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 19.25, 138.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.117, 23.235, 18.227)`
Decimal	`7572334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738B6E, 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 #738B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #738B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738b6e; }
.text { color: #738b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 139 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738b6e, #6e8b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738B6E?: #738B6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738B6E?: The RGB value is 115, 139, 110: 115 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738B6E?: The complementary color is #866E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.