What color is #73977C?

#73977C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73977C?

The RGB value is 115, 151, 124: 115 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73977C?

The complementary color is #97738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73977C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73977C color

#73977C rgb(115, 151, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #73977C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.2% green and 48.6% blue (115, 151, 124).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#73977C color codes

HEX	`#73977C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 151, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 59.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, -18.15, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 20.83, 150.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.774, 27.233, 23.174)`
Decimal	`7575420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73977C, 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 #73977C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73977C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #73977C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73977c; }
.text { color: #73977c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73977c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 151 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73977c, #73978e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #73977C?: #73977C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73977C?: The RGB value is 115, 151, 124: 115 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73977C?: The complementary color is #97738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73977C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.