What color is #748463?

#748463 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 #748463?

The RGB value is 116, 132, 99: 116 red, 132 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748463?

The complementary color is #736384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748463?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748463 color

#748463 rgb(116, 132, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #748463 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.8% green and 38.8% blue (116, 132, 99).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#748463 color codes

HEX	`#748463`
RGB	`rgb(116, 132, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, -12.19, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 20.06, 127.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.706, 21.116, 14.945)`
Decimal	`7636067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748463, 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 #748463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #748463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748463; }
.text { color: #748463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 132 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748463, #638463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748463?: #748463 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 #748463?: The RGB value is 116, 132, 99: 116 red, 132 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748463?: The complementary color is #736384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748463?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.