What color is #748166?

#748166 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748166?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 102: 116 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748166?

The complementary color is #736681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748166 color

#748166 rgb(116, 129, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #748166 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (116, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#748166 color codes

HEX	`#748166`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, -10.03, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 16.48, 127.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.451, 20.373, 15.581)`
Decimal	`7635302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748166, 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 #748166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #748166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748166; }
.text { color: #748166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748166, #668166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748166?: #748166 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748166?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 102: 116 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748166?: The complementary color is #736681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.