What color is #748D68?

#748D68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748D68?

The RGB value is 116, 141, 104: 116 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748D68?

The complementary color is #81688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748D68?

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.

#748D68 color

#748D68 rgb(116, 141, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #748D68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 55.3% green and 40.8% blue (116, 141, 104).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#748D68 color codes

HEX	`#748D68`
RGB	`rgb(116, 141, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 55.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, -16.19, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 23.39, 133.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.226, 23.762, 16.668)`
Decimal	`7638376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748D68, 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 #748D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748D68 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 #748D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748d68; }
.text { color: #748d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 141 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748d68, #688d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #748D68?: #748D68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748D68?: The RGB value is 116, 141, 104: 116 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748D68?: The complementary color is #81688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748D68?: 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.