What color is #747B61?

#747B61 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 #747B61?

The RGB value is 116, 123, 97: 116 red, 123 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747B61?

The complementary color is #68617B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747B61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747B61 color

#747B61 rgb(116, 123, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #747B61 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.2% green and 38% blue (116, 123, 97).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#747B61 color codes

HEX	`#747B61`
RGB	`rgb(116, 123, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, -7.54, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 15.35, 119.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.443, 18.742, 14.058)`
Decimal	`7633761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747B61, 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 #747B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #747B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747b61; }
.text { color: #747b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 123 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747b61, #677b61); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747B61?: #747B61 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 #747B61?: The RGB value is 116, 123, 97: 116 red, 123 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747B61?: The complementary color is #68617B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747B61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.