What color is #748571?

#748571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748571?

The RGB value is 116, 133, 113: 116 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748571?

The complementary color is #827185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748571 color

#748571 rgb(116, 133, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #748571 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.2% green and 44.3% blue (116, 133, 113).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#748571 color codes

HEX	`#748571`
RGB	`rgb(116, 133, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -10.24, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 13.45, 139.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.57, 21.68, 18.826)`
Decimal	`7636337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748571, 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 #748571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #748571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748571; }
.text { color: #748571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 133 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748571, #718578); }

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Questions

What color is #748571?: #748571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748571?: The RGB value is 116, 133, 113: 116 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748571?: The complementary color is #827185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.