What color is #747D49?

#747D49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747D49?

The RGB value is 116, 125, 73: 116 red, 125 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747D49?

The complementary color is #52497D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747D49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747D49 color

#747D49 rgb(116, 125, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #747D49 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49% green and 28.6% blue (116, 125, 73).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#747D49 color codes

HEX	`#747D49`
RGB	`rgb(116, 125, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -12.18, 27.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 29.81, 114.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.739, 18.861, 9.114)`
Decimal	`7634249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747D49, 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 #747D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #747D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747d49; }
.text { color: #747d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 125 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747d49, #5a7d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #747D49?: #747D49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747D49?: The RGB value is 116, 125, 73: 116 red, 125 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747D49?: The complementary color is #52497D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747D49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.