What color is #749A54?

#749A54 is a desaturated green known as Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bavarian Green?

The RGB value is 116, 154, 84: 116 red, 154 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bavarian Green?

The complementary color is #7A549A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bavarian Green color: hex code #749A54

#749A54 rgb(116, 154, 84)

Shades of green

Bavarian Green has the hex code #749A54. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 60.4% green and 32.9% blue (116, 154, 84).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

Bavarian Green (#749A54) color codes

HEX	`#749A54`
RGB	`rgb(116, 154, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 45%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, -25.85, 32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 41.53, 128.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.358, 27.464, 12.614)`
Decimal	`7641684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bavarian Green, 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 #749A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #749A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749a54; }
.text { color: #749a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 154 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749a54, #549a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #749A54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #749A54?: #749A54 is a desaturated green known as Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bavarian Green?: The RGB value is 116, 154, 84: 116 red, 154 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bavarian Green?: The complementary color is #7A549A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.