What color is #749D8A?

#749D8A 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 #749D8A?

The RGB value is 116, 157, 138: 116 red, 157 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749D8A?

The complementary color is #9D7487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749D8A color

#749D8A rgb(116, 157, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #749D8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 61.6% green and 54.1% blue (116, 157, 138).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% 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 6.93:1).

#749D8A color codes

HEX	`#749D8A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 157, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 61.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, -18.1, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 18.9, 163.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.845, 29.661, 28.509)`
Decimal	`7642506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749D8A, 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 #749D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #749D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749d8a; }
.text { color: #749d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 157 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749d8a, #749c9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #749D8A?: #749D8A 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 #749D8A?: The RGB value is 116, 157, 138: 116 red, 157 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749D8A?: The complementary color is #9D7487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.