What color is #749876?

#749876 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 #749876?

The RGB value is 116, 152, 118: 116 red, 152 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749876?

The complementary color is #987496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749876 color

#749876 rgb(116, 152, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #749876 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 59.6% green and 46.3% blue (116, 152, 118).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#749876 color codes

HEX	`#749876`
RGB	`rgb(116, 152, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 59.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, -19.46, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 23.93, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.7, 27.477, 21.296)`
Decimal	`7641206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749876, 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 #749876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #749876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749876; }
.text { color: #749876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 152 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749876, #749888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #749876?: #749876 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 #749876?: The RGB value is 116, 152, 118: 116 red, 152 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749876?: The complementary color is #987496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.