What color is #747E60?

#747E60 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 #747E60?

The RGB value is 116, 126, 96: 116 red, 126 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747E60?

The complementary color is #6A607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747E60 color

#747E60 rgb(116, 126, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #747E60 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 49.4% green and 37.6% blue (116, 126, 96).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#747E60 color codes

HEX	`#747E60`
RGB	`rgb(116, 126, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 49.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, -9.38, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 17.81, 121.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.774, 19.479, 13.94)`
Decimal	`7634528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747E60, 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 #747E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #747E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747e60; }
.text { color: #747e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 126 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747e60, #657e60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #747E60?: #747E60 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 #747E60?: The RGB value is 116, 126, 96: 116 red, 126 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747E60?: The complementary color is #6A607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.