What color is #748D5A?

#748D5A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748D5A?

The RGB value is 116, 141, 90: 116 red, 141 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748D5A?

The complementary color is #735A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748D5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748D5A color

#748D5A rgb(116, 141, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #748D5A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 55.3% green and 35.3% blue (116, 141, 90).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#748D5A color codes

HEX	`#748D5A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 141, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 55.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.58, -18.41, 24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.58, 30.54, 127.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.573, 23.501, 13.228)`
Decimal	`7638362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748D5A, 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 #748D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #748D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748d5a; }
.text { color: #748d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 141 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748d5a, #5b8d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #748D5A?: #748D5A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748D5A?: The RGB value is 116, 141, 90: 116 red, 141 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748D5A?: The complementary color is #735A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748D5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.