What color is #73926E?

#73926E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73926E?

The RGB value is 115, 146, 110: 115 red, 146 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73926E?

The complementary color is #8D6E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73926E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73926E color

#73926E rgb(115, 146, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #73926E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.3% green and 43.1% blue (115, 146, 110).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#73926E color codes

HEX	`#73926E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 146, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -18.15, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 23.94, 139.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.163, 25.328, 18.575)`
Decimal	`7574126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73926E, 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 #73926E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73926E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #73926E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73926e; }
.text { color: #73926e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73926e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 146 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73926e, #6e927b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #73926E?: #73926E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73926E?: The RGB value is 115, 146, 110: 115 red, 146 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73926E?: The complementary color is #8D6E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73926E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.