What color is #749864?

#749864 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749864?

The RGB value is 116, 152, 100: 116 red, 152 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749864?

The complementary color is #886498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749864?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749864 color

#749864 rgb(116, 152, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #749864 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 59.6% green and 39.2% blue (116, 152, 100).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#749864 color codes

HEX	`#749864`
RGB	`rgb(116, 152, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 59.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, -22.55, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 32.53, 133.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.73, 27.089, 16.191)`
Decimal	`7641188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749864, 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 #749864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #749864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749864; }
.text { color: #749864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 152 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749864, #64986e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #749864?: #749864 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749864?: The RGB value is 116, 152, 100: 116 red, 152 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749864?: The complementary color is #886498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749864?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.