What color is #748157?

#748157 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748157?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 87: 116 red, 129 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748157?

The complementary color is #645781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748157 color

#748157 rgb(116, 129, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #748157 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 34.1% blue (116, 129, 87).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#748157 color codes

HEX	`#748157`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -12.44, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 24.62, 120.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.773, 20.102, 12.011)`
Decimal	`7635287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748157, 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 #748157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #748157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748157; }
.text { color: #748157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748157, #5f8157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748157?: #748157 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748157?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 87: 116 red, 129 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748157?: The complementary color is #645781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.