What color is #73976C?

#73976C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73976C?

The RGB value is 115, 151, 108: 115 red, 151 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73976C?

The complementary color is #906C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73976C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73976C color

#73976C rgb(115, 151, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #73976C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.2% green and 42.4% blue (115, 151, 108).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#73976C color codes

HEX	`#73976C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 151, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 59.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -21.09, 18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 28.21, 138.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.843, 26.86, 18.271)`
Decimal	`7575404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73976C, 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 #73976C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73976C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #73976C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73976c; }
.text { color: #73976c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73976c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 151 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73976c, #6c977a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #73976C?: #73976C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73976C?: The RGB value is 115, 151, 108: 115 red, 151 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73976C?: The complementary color is #906C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73976C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.