What color is #749472?

#749472 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 #749472?

The RGB value is 116, 148, 114: 116 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749472?

The complementary color is #927294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749472 color

#749472 rgb(116, 148, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #749472 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58% green and 44.7% blue (116, 148, 114).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% 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 6.22:1).

#749472 color codes

HEX	`#749472`
RGB	`rgb(116, 148, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -18.12, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 23.14, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.829, 26.107, 19.858)`
Decimal	`7640178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749472, 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 #749472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #749472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749472; }
.text { color: #749472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 148 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749472, #729481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #749472?: #749472 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 #749472?: The RGB value is 116, 148, 114: 116 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749472?: The complementary color is #927294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.