What color is #747959?

#747959 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747959?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 89: 116 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747959?

The complementary color is #5E5979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747959?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747959 color

#747959 rgb(116, 121, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #747959 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 34.9% blue (116, 121, 89).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#747959 color codes

HEX	`#747959`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, -7.71, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 18.64, 114.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.843, 18.109, 12.11)`
Decimal	`7633241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747959, 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 #747959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#747959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #747959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747959; }
.text { color: #747959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747959, #647959); }

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Questions

What color is #747959?: #747959 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747959?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 89: 116 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747959?: The complementary color is #5E5979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747959?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.