What color is #748B6F?

#748B6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748B6F?

The RGB value is 116, 139, 111: 116 red, 139 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748B6F?

The complementary color is #866F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748B6F color

#748B6F rgb(116, 139, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #748B6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.5% green and 43.5% blue (116, 139, 111).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#748B6F color codes

HEX	`#748B6F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 139, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -13.88, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 18.55, 138.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.304, 23.326, 18.521)`
Decimal	`7637871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748B6F, 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 #748B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #748B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748b6f; }
.text { color: #748b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 139 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748b6f, #6f8b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #748B6F?: #748B6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748B6F?: The RGB value is 116, 139, 111: 116 red, 139 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748B6F?: The complementary color is #866F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.