What color is #749F72?

#749F72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749F72?

The RGB value is 116, 159, 114: 116 red, 159 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749F72?

The complementary color is #9D729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749F72 color

#749F72 rgb(116, 159, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #749F72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62.4% green and 44.7% blue (116, 159, 114).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#749F72 color codes

HEX	`#749F72`
RGB	`rgb(116, 159, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -23.75, 18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 30.37, 141.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.637, 29.723, 20.461)`
Decimal	`7642994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749F72, 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 #749F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #749F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749f72; }
.text { color: #749f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 159 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749f72, #729f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #749F72?: #749F72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749F72?: The RGB value is 116, 159, 114: 116 red, 159 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749F72?: The complementary color is #9D729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.