What color is #738F71?

#738F71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738F71?

The RGB value is 115, 143, 113: 115 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738F71?

The complementary color is #8D718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738F71 color

#738F71 rgb(115, 143, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #738F71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 56.1% green and 44.3% blue (115, 143, 113).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#738F71 color codes

HEX	`#738F71`
RGB	`rgb(115, 143, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 56.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -16.03, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 20.49, 141.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.873, 24.482, 19.298)`
Decimal	`7573361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738F71, 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 #738F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #738F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738f71; }
.text { color: #738f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 143 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738f71, #718f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738F71?: #738F71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738F71?: The RGB value is 115, 143, 113: 115 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738F71?: The complementary color is #8D718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.