What color is #738C7C?

#738C7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738C7C?

The RGB value is 115, 140, 124: 115 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738C7C?

The complementary color is #8C7383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738C7C color

#738C7C rgb(115, 140, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #738C7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.9% green and 48.6% blue (115, 140, 124).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#738C7C color codes

HEX	`#738C7C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 140, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.94, -12.28, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.94, 13.5, 155.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.085, 23.856, 22.611)`
Decimal	`7572604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738C7C, 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 #738C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #738C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738c7c; }
.text { color: #738c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 140 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738c7c, #738c89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #738C7C?: #738C7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738C7C?: The RGB value is 115, 140, 124: 115 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738C7C?: The complementary color is #8C7383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.