What color is #748C74?

#748C74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748C74?

The RGB value is 116, 140, 116: 116 red, 140 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748C74?

The complementary color is #8C748C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748C74 color

#748C74 rgb(116, 140, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #748C74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 54.9% green and 45.5% blue (116, 140, 116).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#748C74 color codes

HEX	`#748C74`
RGB	`rgb(116, 140, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 54.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -13.49, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 16.8, 143.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.732, 23.73, 20.06)`
Decimal	`7638132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748C74, 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 #748C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #748C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748c74; }
.text { color: #748c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 140 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748c74, #748c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #748C74?: #748C74 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748C74?: The RGB value is 116, 140, 116: 116 red, 140 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748C74?: The complementary color is #8C748C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.