What color is #749479?

#749479 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749479?

The RGB value is 116, 148, 121: 116 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749479?

The complementary color is #94748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749479 color

#749479 rgb(116, 148, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #749479 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 58% green and 47.5% blue (116, 148, 121).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#749479 color codes

HEX	`#749479`
RGB	`rgb(116, 148, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 58%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, -16.81, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 19.91, 147.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.243, 26.273, 22.037)`
Decimal	`7640185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749479, 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 #749479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #749479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749479; }
.text { color: #749479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 148 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749479, #749489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #749479?: #749479 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749479?: The RGB value is 116, 148, 121: 116 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749479?: The complementary color is #94748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.