What color is #738B79?

#738B79 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 #738B79?

The RGB value is 115, 139, 121: 115 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738B79?

The complementary color is #8B7385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738B79 color

#738B79 rgb(115, 139, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #738B79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.5% green and 47.5% blue (115, 139, 121).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% 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 5.7:1).

#738B79 color codes

HEX	`#738B79`
RGB	`rgb(115, 139, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.57, -12.34, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.57, 14.09, 151.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.753, 23.49, 21.579)`
Decimal	`7572345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738B79, 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 #738B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #738B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738b79; }
.text { color: #738b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 139 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738b79, #738b85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #738B79?: #738B79 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 #738B79?: The RGB value is 115, 139, 121: 115 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738B79?: The complementary color is #8B7385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.