What color is #749C8D?

#749C8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749C8D?

The RGB value is 116, 156, 141: 116 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749C8D?

The complementary color is #9C7483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749C8D color

#749C8D rgb(116, 156, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #749C8D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 61.2% green and 55.3% blue (116, 156, 141).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#749C8D color codes

HEX	`#749C8D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 156, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 61.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -16.94, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 17.28, 168.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.897, 29.412, 29.612)`
Decimal	`7642253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749C8D, 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 #749C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #749C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749c8d; }
.text { color: #749c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 156 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749c8d, #74979c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749C8D?: #749C8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749C8D?: The RGB value is 116, 156, 141: 116 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749C8D?: The complementary color is #9C7483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.