What color is #73928C?

#73928C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73928C?

The RGB value is 115, 146, 140: 115 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73928C?

The complementary color is #927379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73928C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73928C color

#73928C rgb(115, 146, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73928C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.3% green and 54.9% blue (115, 146, 140).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#73928C color codes

HEX	`#73928C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 146, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -12.14, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 12.15, 181.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.081, 26.095, 28.679)`
Decimal	`7574156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73928C, 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 #73928C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73928C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #73928C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73928c; }
.text { color: #73928c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73928c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 146 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73928c, #738892); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73928C?: #73928C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73928C?: The RGB value is 115, 146, 140: 115 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73928C?: The complementary color is #927379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73928C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.