What color is #748053?

#748053 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 #748053?

The RGB value is 116, 128, 83: 116 red, 128 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748053?

The complementary color is #5F5380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748053?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748053 color

#748053 rgb(116, 128, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #748053 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.2% green and 32.5% blue (116, 128, 83).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#748053 color codes

HEX	`#748053`
RGB	`rgb(116, 128, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.58, -12.48, 23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.58, 26.17, 118.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.483, 19.776, 11.131)`
Decimal	`7635027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748053, 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 #748053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #748053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748053; }
.text { color: #748053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 128 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748053, #5e8053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748053?: #748053 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 #748053?: The RGB value is 116, 128, 83: 116 red, 128 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748053?: The complementary color is #5F5380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748053?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.