What color is #749374?

#749374 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 #749374?

The RGB value is 116, 147, 116: 116 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749374?

The complementary color is #937493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749374 color

#749374 rgb(116, 147, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #749374 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 57.6% green and 45.5% blue (116, 147, 116).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#749374 color codes

HEX	`#749374`
RGB	`rgb(116, 147, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 57.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, -17.22, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 21.53, 143.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.788, 25.841, 20.412)`
Decimal	`7639924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749374, 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 #749374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #749374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749374; }
.text { color: #749374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 147 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749374, #749384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #749374?: #749374 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 #749374?: The RGB value is 116, 147, 116: 116 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749374?: The complementary color is #937493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.