What color is #73936F?

#73936F 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 #73936F?

The RGB value is 115, 147, 111: 115 red, 147 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73936F?

The complementary color is #8F6F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73936F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73936F color

#73936F rgb(115, 147, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #73936F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.6% green and 43.5% blue (115, 147, 111).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#73936F color codes

HEX	`#73936F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 147, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -18.5, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 24.13, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.372, 25.659, 18.915)`
Decimal	`7574383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73936F, 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 #73936F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73936F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #73936F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73936f; }
.text { color: #73936f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73936f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 147 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73936f, #6f937d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #73936F?: #73936F 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 #73936F?: The RGB value is 115, 147, 111: 115 red, 147 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73936F?: The complementary color is #8F6F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73936F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.