What color is #738D6C?

#738D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738D6C?

The RGB value is 115, 141, 108: 115 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738D6C?

The complementary color is #866C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738D6C color

#738D6C rgb(115, 141, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #738D6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 55.3% green and 42.4% blue (115, 141, 108).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#738D6C color codes

HEX	`#738D6C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 141, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 55.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -15.87, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 21.58, 137.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.301, 23.777, 17.757)`
Decimal	`7572844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738D6C, 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 #738D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #738D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738d6c; }
.text { color: #738d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 141 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738d6c, #6c8d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738D6C?: #738D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738D6C?: The RGB value is 115, 141, 108: 115 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738D6C?: The complementary color is #866C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.