What color is #748B76?

#748B76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748B76?

The RGB value is 116, 139, 118: 116 red, 139 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748B76?

The complementary color is #8B7489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748B76 color

#748B76 rgb(116, 139, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #748B76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.5% green and 46.3% blue (116, 139, 118).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#748B76 color codes

HEX	`#748B76`
RGB	`rgb(116, 139, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.57, -12.57, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.57, 15.18, 145.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.704, 23.486, 20.631)`
Decimal	`7637878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748B76, 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 #748B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #748B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748b76; }
.text { color: #748b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 139 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748b76, #748b82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748B76?: #748B76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748B76?: The RGB value is 116, 139, 118: 116 red, 139 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748B76?: The complementary color is #8B7489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.