What color is #73985D?

#73985D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73985D?

The RGB value is 115, 152, 93: 115 red, 152 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73985D?

The complementary color is #825D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73985D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73985D color

#73985D rgb(115, 152, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #73985D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 59.6% green and 36.5% blue (115, 152, 93).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#73985D color codes

HEX	`#73985D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 152, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 59.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -23.98, 27.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 36.13, 131.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.274, 26.891, 14.476)`
Decimal	`7575645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73985D, 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 #73985D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73985D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #73985D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73985d; }
.text { color: #73985d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73985d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 152 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73985d, #5d9864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #73985D?: #73985D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73985D?: The RGB value is 115, 152, 93: 115 red, 152 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73985D?: The complementary color is #825D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73985D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.