What color is #748D82?

#748D82 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748D82?

The RGB value is 116, 141, 130: 116 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748D82?

The complementary color is #8D747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748D82 color

#748D82 rgb(116, 141, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #748D82 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 55.3% green and 51% blue (116, 141, 130).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#748D82 color codes

HEX	`#748D82`
RGB	`rgb(116, 141, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 55.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, -11.23, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 11.61, 165.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.756, 24.374, 24.726)`
Decimal	`7638402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748D82, 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 #748D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #748D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748d82; }
.text { color: #748d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 141 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748d82, #748c8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748D82?: #748D82 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748D82?: The RGB value is 116, 141, 130: 116 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748D82?: The complementary color is #8D747F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.