What color is #748562?

#748562 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 #748562?

The RGB value is 116, 133, 98: 116 red, 133 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748562?

The complementary color is #736285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748562 color

#748562 rgb(116, 133, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #748562 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.2% green and 38.4% blue (116, 133, 98).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% 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 5.27:1).

#748562 color codes

HEX	`#748562`
RGB	`rgb(116, 133, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -12.9, 16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 21.24, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.794, 21.37, 14.74)`
Decimal	`7636322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748562, 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 #748562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #748562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748562; }
.text { color: #748562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 133 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748562, #628562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #748562?: #748562 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 #748562?: The RGB value is 116, 133, 98: 116 red, 133 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748562?: The complementary color is #736285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.