What color is #748356?

#748356 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 #748356?

The RGB value is 116, 131, 86: 116 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748356?

The complementary color is #655683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748356 color

#748356 rgb(116, 131, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #748356 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (116, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#748356 color codes

HEX	`#748356`
RGB	`rgb(116, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, -13.68, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 26.39, 121.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.998, 20.617, 11.886)`
Decimal	`7635798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748356, 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 #748356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #748356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748356; }
.text { color: #748356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748356, #5e8356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748356?: #748356 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 #748356?: The RGB value is 116, 131, 86: 116 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748356?: The complementary color is #655683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.