What color is #748A51?

#748A51 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748A51?

The RGB value is 116, 138, 81: 116 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748A51?

The complementary color is #67518A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748A51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748A51 color

#748A51 rgb(116, 138, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #748A51 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.1% green and 31.8% blue (116, 138, 81).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#748A51 color codes

HEX	`#748A51`
RGB	`rgb(116, 138, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, -18.1, 27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 33.29, 122.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.776, 22.484, 11.186)`
Decimal	`7637585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748A51, 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 #748A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #748A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748a51; }
.text { color: #748a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 138 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748a51, #588a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #748A51?: #748A51 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748A51?: The RGB value is 116, 138, 81: 116 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748A51?: The complementary color is #67518A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748A51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.