What color is #747C5F?

#747C5F 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 #747C5F?

The RGB value is 116, 124, 95: 116 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747C5F?

The complementary color is #675F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747C5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747C5F color

#747C5F rgb(116, 124, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #747C5F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 48.6% green and 37.3% blue (116, 124, 95).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#747C5F color codes

HEX	`#747C5F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 124, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 48.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -8.43, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 17.1, 119.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.475, 18.955, 13.615)`
Decimal	`7634015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747C5F, 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 #747C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #747C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747c5f; }
.text { color: #747c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 124 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747c5f, #667c5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747C5F?: #747C5F 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 #747C5F?: The RGB value is 116, 124, 95: 116 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747C5F?: The complementary color is #675F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747C5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.