What color is #749E78?

#749E78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749E78?

The RGB value is 116, 158, 120: 116 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749E78?

The complementary color is #9E749A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749E78 color

#749E78 rgb(116, 158, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #749E78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62% green and 47.1% blue (116, 158, 120).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#749E78 color codes

HEX	`#749E78`
RGB	`rgb(116, 158, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -22.17, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 26.97, 145.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.818, 29.522, 22.262)`
Decimal	`7642744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749E78, 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 #749E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #749E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749e78; }
.text { color: #749e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 158 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749e78, #749e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #749E78?: #749E78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749E78?: The RGB value is 116, 158, 120: 116 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749E78?: The complementary color is #9E749A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.