What color is #749380?

#749380 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749380?

The RGB value is 116, 147, 128: 116 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749380?

The complementary color is #937487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749380 color

#749380 rgb(116, 147, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #749380 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 57.6% green and 50.2% blue (116, 147, 128).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#749380 color codes

HEX	`#749380`
RGB	`rgb(116, 147, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 57.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, -14.89, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 16.25, 156.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.531, 26.138, 24.329)`
Decimal	`7639936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749380, 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 #749380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #749380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749380; }
.text { color: #749380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 147 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749380, #749390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #749380?: #749380 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749380?: The RGB value is 116, 147, 128: 116 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749380?: The complementary color is #937487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.