What color is #749275?

#749275 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749275?

The RGB value is 116, 146, 117: 116 red, 146 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749275?

The complementary color is #927491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749275 color

#749275 rgb(116, 146, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #749275 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 57.3% green and 45.9% blue (116, 146, 117).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#749275 color codes

HEX	`#749275`
RGB	`rgb(116, 146, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 57.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, -16.51, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 20.39, 144.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.691, 25.555, 20.669)`
Decimal	`7639669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749275, 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 #749275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #749275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749275; }
.text { color: #749275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 146 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749275, #749284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #749275?: #749275 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749275?: The RGB value is 116, 146, 117: 116 red, 146 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749275?: The complementary color is #927491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.