What color is #748B64?

#748B64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748B64?

The RGB value is 116, 139, 100: 116 red, 139 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748B64?

The complementary color is #7B648B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748B64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748B64 color

#748B64 rgb(116, 139, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #748B64 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.5% green and 39.2% blue (116, 139, 100).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#748B64 color codes

HEX	`#748B64`
RGB	`rgb(116, 139, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -15.79, 18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 24.12, 130.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.735, 23.098, 15.525)`
Decimal	`7637860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748B64, 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 #748B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #748B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748b64; }
.text { color: #748b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 139 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748b64, #648b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #748B64?: #748B64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748B64?: The RGB value is 116, 139, 100: 116 red, 139 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748B64?: The complementary color is #7B648B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748B64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.