What color is #748461?

#748461 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 #748461?

The RGB value is 116, 132, 97: 116 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748461?

The complementary color is #716184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748461 color

#748461 rgb(116, 132, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #748461 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.8% green and 38% blue (116, 132, 97).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#748461 color codes

HEX	`#748461`
RGB	`rgb(116, 132, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -12.52, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 21.12, 126.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.611, 21.078, 14.448)`
Decimal	`7636065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748461, 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 #748461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #748461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748461; }
.text { color: #748461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 132 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748461, #628461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748461?: #748461 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 #748461?: The RGB value is 116, 132, 97: 116 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748461?: The complementary color is #716184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.