What color is #738F73?

#738F73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738F73?

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

What is the complementary color of #738F73?

The complementary color is #8F738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738F73 color

#738F73 rgb(115, 143, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #738F73 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#738F73 color codes

HEX	`#738F73`
RGB	`rgb(115, 143, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 56.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -15.65, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 19.54, 143.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.986, 24.527, 19.898)`
Decimal	`7573363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738F73, 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 #738F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #738F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738f73; }
.text { color: #738f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 143 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738f73, #738f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #738F73?: #738F73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738F73?: The RGB value is 115, 143, 115: 115 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738F73?: The complementary color is #8F738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.