What color is #747B58?

#747B58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747B58?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 88: 116 red, 123 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B58?

The complementary color is #5F587B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747B58 color

#747B58 rgb(116, 123, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #747B58 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 34.5% blue (116, 123, 88).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% 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 4.72:1).

#747B58 color codes

HEX	`#747B58`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -8.98, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 20.4, 116.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.047, 18.584, 11.972)`
Decimal	`7633752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B58, 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 #747B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #747B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b58; }
.text { color: #747b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b58, #637b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #747B58?: #747B58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747B58?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 88: 116 red, 123 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B58?: The complementary color is #5F587B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.