What color is #749D5F?

#749D5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749D5F?

The RGB value is 116, 157, 95: 116 red, 157 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749D5F?

The complementary color is #885F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749D5F color

#749D5F rgb(116, 157, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #749D5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 61.6% green and 37.3% blue (116, 157, 95).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#749D5F color codes

HEX	`#749D5F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 157, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 61.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, -25.81, 28.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 38.1, 132.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.324, 28.653, 15.231)`
Decimal	`7642463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749D5F, 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 #749D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #749D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749d5f; }
.text { color: #749d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 157 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749d5f, #5f9d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #749D5F?: #749D5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749D5F?: The RGB value is 116, 157, 95: 116 red, 157 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749D5F?: The complementary color is #885F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.