What color is #748672?

#748672 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 #748672?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 114: 116 red, 134 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748672?

The complementary color is #847286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748672 color

#748672 rgb(116, 134, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #748672 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 44.7% blue (116, 134, 114).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#748672 color codes

HEX	`#748672`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -10.6, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 13.65, 140.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.764, 21.978, 19.17)`
Decimal	`7636594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748672, 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 #748672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #748672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748672; }
.text { color: #748672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748672, #72867a); }

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Questions

What color is #748672?: #748672 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 #748672?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 114: 116 red, 134 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748672?: The complementary color is #847286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.