What color is #747D4D?

#747D4D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747D4D?

The RGB value is 116, 125, 77: 116 red, 125 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747D4D?

The complementary color is #564D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747D4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747D4D color

#747D4D rgb(116, 125, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #747D4D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49% green and 30.2% blue (116, 125, 77).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#747D4D color codes

HEX	`#747D4D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 125, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 38%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -11.66, 25.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 27.65, 114.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.876, 18.916, 9.835)`
Decimal	`7634253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747D4D, 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 #747D4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747D4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #747D4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747d4d; }
.text { color: #747d4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747d4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 125 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747d4d, #5c7d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #747D4D?: #747D4D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747D4D?: The RGB value is 116, 125, 77: 116 red, 125 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747D4D?: The complementary color is #564D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747D4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.