What color is #747D29?

#747D29 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747D29?

The RGB value is 116, 125, 41: 116 red, 125 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747D29?

The complementary color is #32297D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747D29?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747D29 color

#747D29 rgb(116, 125, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #747D29 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49% green and 16.1% blue (116, 125, 41).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 51% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#747D29 color codes

HEX	`#747D29`
RGB	`rgb(116, 125, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 51%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 67%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 67%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, -15.29, 42.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 45.6, 109.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.937, 18.541, 4.889)`
Decimal	`7634217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747D29, 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 #747D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #747D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747d29; }
.text { color: #747d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 125 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747d29, #4a7d29); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747D29?: #747D29 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747D29?: The RGB value is 116, 125, 41: 116 red, 125 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747D29?: The complementary color is #32297D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747D29?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.