What color is #749284?

#749284 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749284?

The RGB value is 116, 146, 132: 116 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749284?

The complementary color is #927482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749284 color

#749284 rgb(116, 146, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #749284 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 57.3% green and 51.8% blue (116, 146, 132).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#749284 color codes

HEX	`#749284`
RGB	`rgb(116, 146, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 57.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.98, -13.53, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.98, 14.1, 163.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.645, 25.936, 25.691)`
Decimal	`7639684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749284, 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 #749284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #749284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749284; }
.text { color: #749284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 146 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749284, #749192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749284?: #749284 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749284?: The RGB value is 116, 146, 132: 116 red, 146 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749284?: The complementary color is #927482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.