What color is #749884?

#749884 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 #749884?

The RGB value is 116, 152, 132: 116 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749884?

The complementary color is #987488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749884 color

#749884 rgb(116, 152, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #749884 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 59.6% green and 51.8% blue (116, 152, 132).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#749884 color codes

HEX	`#749884`
RGB	`rgb(116, 152, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 59.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.74, -16.73, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.74, 17.94, 158.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.594, 27.835, 26.007)`
Decimal	`7641220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749884, 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 #749884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #749884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749884; }
.text { color: #749884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 152 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749884, #749896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749884?: #749884 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 #749884?: The RGB value is 116, 152, 132: 116 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749884?: The complementary color is #987488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.