What color is #73948E?

#73948E 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 #73948E?

The RGB value is 115, 148, 142: 115 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73948E?

The complementary color is #947379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73948E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73948E color

#73948E rgb(115, 148, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73948E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 58% green and 55.7% blue (115, 148, 142).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#73948E color codes

HEX	`#73948E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 148, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 58%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, -12.78, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 12.79, 182.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.541, 26.777, 29.567)`
Decimal	`7574670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73948E, 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 #73948E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73948E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #73948E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73948e; }
.text { color: #73948e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73948e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 148 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73948e, #738a94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73948E?: #73948E 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 #73948E?: The RGB value is 115, 148, 142: 115 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73948E?: The complementary color is #947379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73948E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.