What color is #748979?

#748979 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748979?

The RGB value is 116, 137, 121: 116 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748979?

The complementary color is #897484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748979 color

#748979 rgb(116, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748979 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (116, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#748979 color codes

HEX	`#748979`
RGB	`rgb(116, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -10.89, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 12.46, 150.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.599, 22.984, 21.489)`
Decimal	`7637369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748979, 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 #748979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #748979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748979; }
.text { color: #748979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748979, #748984); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748979?: #748979 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748979?: The RGB value is 116, 137, 121: 116 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748979?: The complementary color is #897484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.