What color is #749069?

#749069 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749069?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 105: 116 red, 144 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749069?

The complementary color is #856990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749069 color

#749069 rgb(116, 144, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #749069 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 41.2% blue (116, 144, 105).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#749069 color codes

HEX	`#749069`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, -17.6, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 24.87, 135.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.725, 24.679, 17.086)`
Decimal	`7639145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749069, 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 #749069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #749069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749069; }
.text { color: #749069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749069, #699072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #749069?: #749069 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749069?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 105: 116 red, 144 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749069?: The complementary color is #856990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.