What color is #748770?

#748770 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 #748770?

The RGB value is 116, 135, 112: 116 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748770?

The complementary color is #837087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748770 color

#748770 rgb(116, 135, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #748770 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.9% green and 43.9% blue (116, 135, 112).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#748770 color codes

HEX	`#748770`
RGB	`rgb(116, 135, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, -11.53, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 15.33, 138.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.79, 22.211, 18.623)`
Decimal	`7636848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748770, 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 #748770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #748770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748770; }
.text { color: #748770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 135 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748770, #708778); }

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Questions

What color is #748770?: #748770 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 #748770?: The RGB value is 116, 135, 112: 116 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748770?: The complementary color is #837087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.