What color is #748262?

#748262 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 #748262?

The RGB value is 116, 130, 98: 116 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748262?

The complementary color is #706282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748262 color

#748262 rgb(116, 130, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #748262 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51% green and 38.4% blue (116, 130, 98).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#748262 color codes

HEX	`#748262`
RGB	`rgb(116, 130, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -11.26, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 19.29, 125.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.389, 20.56, 14.605)`
Decimal	`7635554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748262, 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 #748262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #748262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748262; }
.text { color: #748262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 130 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748262, #648262); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748262?: #748262 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 #748262?: The RGB value is 116, 130, 98: 116 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748262?: The complementary color is #706282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.