What color is #738B72?

#738B72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738B72?

The RGB value is 115, 139, 114: 115 red, 139 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738B72?

The complementary color is #8A728B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738B72 color

#738B72 rgb(115, 139, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #738B72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.5% green and 44.7% blue (115, 139, 114).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#738B72 color codes

HEX	`#738B72`
RGB	`rgb(115, 139, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -13.7, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 17.3, 142.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.339, 23.325, 19.4)`
Decimal	`7572338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738B72, 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 #738B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #738B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738b72; }
.text { color: #738b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 139 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738b72, #728b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738B72?: #738B72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738B72?: The RGB value is 115, 139, 114: 115 red, 139 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738B72?: The complementary color is #8A728B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.