What color is #749B5D?

#749B5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749B5D?

The RGB value is 116, 155, 93: 116 red, 155 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749B5D?

The complementary color is #845D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749B5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749B5D color

#749B5D rgb(116, 155, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #749B5D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 60.8% green and 36.5% blue (116, 155, 93).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#749B5D color codes

HEX	`#749B5D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 155, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 60.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 40%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 40%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -25.11, 28.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 37.82, 131.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.899, 27.945, 14.647)`
Decimal	`7641949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749B5D, 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 #749B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #749B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749b5d; }
.text { color: #749b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 155 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749b5d, #5d9b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #749B5D?: #749B5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749B5D?: The RGB value is 116, 155, 93: 116 red, 155 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749B5D?: The complementary color is #845D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749B5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.