What color is #749881?

#749881 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 #749881?

The RGB value is 116, 152, 129: 116 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749881?

The complementary color is #98748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749881 color

#749881 rgb(116, 152, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #749881 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 59.6% green and 50.6% blue (116, 152, 129).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% 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 6.55:1).

#749881 color codes

HEX	`#749881`
RGB	`rgb(116, 152, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 59.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -17.34, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 19.13, 155)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.392, 27.754, 24.942)`
Decimal	`7641217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749881, 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 #749881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #749881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749881; }
.text { color: #749881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 152 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749881, #749893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749881?: #749881 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 #749881?: The RGB value is 116, 152, 129: 116 red, 152 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749881?: The complementary color is #98748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.