What color is #749F84?

#749F84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749F84?

The RGB value is 116, 159, 132: 116 red, 159 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749F84?

The complementary color is #9F748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749F84 color

#749F84 rgb(116, 159, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #749F84 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62.4% green and 51.8% blue (116, 159, 132).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#749F84 color codes

HEX	`#749F84`
RGB	`rgb(116, 159, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -20.37, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 22.45, 155.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.764, 30.174, 26.397)`
Decimal	`7643012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749F84, 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 #749F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#749F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #749F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749f84; }
.text { color: #749f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 159 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749f84, #749f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #749F84?: #749F84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749F84?: The RGB value is 116, 159, 132: 116 red, 159 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749F84?: The complementary color is #9F748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.