What color is #73907C?

#73907C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73907C?

The RGB value is 115, 144, 124: 115 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73907C?

The complementary color is #907387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73907C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73907C color

#73907C rgb(115, 144, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #73907C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 56.5% green and 48.6% blue (115, 144, 124).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#73907C color codes

HEX	`#73907C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 144, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 56.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, -14.44, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 16.18, 153.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.681, 25.046, 22.81)`
Decimal	`7573628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73907C, 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 #73907C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73907C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #73907C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73907c; }
.text { color: #73907c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73907c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 144 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73907c, #73908b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #73907C?: #73907C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73907C?: The RGB value is 115, 144, 124: 115 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73907C?: The complementary color is #907387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73907C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.