What color is #748B19?

#748B19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748B19?

The RGB value is 116, 139, 25: 116 red, 139 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748B19?

The complementary color is #30198B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748B19?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748B19 color

#748B19 rgb(116, 139, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #748B19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.5% green and 9.8% blue (116, 139, 25).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 70% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#748B19 color codes

HEX	`#748B19`
RGB	`rgb(116, 139, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 70%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 82%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 82%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, -23.43, 52.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 57.83, 113.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.611, 22.248, 4.339)`
Decimal	`7637785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748B19, 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 #748B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #748B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748b19; }
.text { color: #748b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 139 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748b19, #3b8b19); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748B19?: #748B19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748B19?: The RGB value is 116, 139, 25: 116 red, 139 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748B19?: The complementary color is #30198B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748B19?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.