What color is #738E76?

#738E76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738E76?

The RGB value is 115, 142, 118: 115 red, 142 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738E76?

The complementary color is #8E738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738E76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738E76 color

#738E76 rgb(115, 142, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #738E76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 55.7% green and 46.3% blue (115, 142, 118).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#738E76 color codes

HEX	`#738E76`
RGB	`rgb(115, 142, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 55.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, -14.55, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 17.47, 146.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.012, 24.298, 20.772)`
Decimal	`7573110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738E76, 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 #738E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #738E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738e76; }
.text { color: #738e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 142 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738e76, #738e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738E76?: #738E76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738E76?: The RGB value is 115, 142, 118: 115 red, 142 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738E76?: The complementary color is #8E738B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738E76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.