HEX atlas value

#748B4B

#748B4B is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 116, 139, 75, HSL 82, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.2269, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#748B4B Sample readable text

HEX #748B4B

RGB rgb(116, 139, 75)

HSL hsl(82 30% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 46, 45)

Luminance 0.2269

Contrast Black 5.54:1White 3.79:1

CSS

--color-748b4b: #748B4B;
.background-748b4b { background-color: #748B4B; }
.text-748b4b { color: #748B4B; }

Luminance0.2269

Black text5.54:1AA Pass

White text3.79:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#748B4B","rgb":[116,139,75],"hsl":[82,30,42],"cmyk":[17,0,46,45],"luminance":0.2269,"contrast":{"black":5.54,"white":3.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A1B87A","hex":"#A1B87A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.65,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#42502B","hex":"#42502B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#634B8B","hex":"#634B8B","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#7AA333","hex":"#7AA333","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.11,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/748b4b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#634B8B","analogous":["#8B834B","#548B4B"],"triadic":["#4B748B","#8B4B74"],"tetradic":["#4B8B83","#634B8B","#8B4B54"],"splitComplementary":["#4B548B","#834B8B"],"monochromatic":["#A1B87A","#748B4B","#42502B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A1B87A","dark":"#42502B","saturated":"#7AA333","desaturated":"#6D7463","pastel":"#AEB79E","neon":"#A1FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":39.52214569073901},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":39.761790704142086},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":39.8622628559895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #748B4B

#748B4B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #748B4B is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 116, 139, and 75, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 82deg with 30% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2269, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.54:1AA Pass

White text3.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #748B4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.54:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A1B87A#000000 text · best 9.65:1#A1B87A

#42502B#FFFFFF text · best 8.7:1#42502B

#634B8B#FFFFFF text · best 7.22:1#634B8B

#7AA333#000000 text · best 7.11:1#7AA333

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

Generated Palette

#748B4B#748B4B

#634B8B#634B8B

#8B834B#8B834B

#548B4B#548B4B

#A1B87A#A1B87A

#42502B#42502B

Color Harmonies

#634B8B#634B8B

#8B834B#8B834B

#548B4B#548B4B

#4B748B#4B748B

#8B4B74#8B4B74

Variants

#A1B87A#A1B87A

#42502B#42502B

#7AA333#7AA333

#6D7463#6D7463

#AEB79E#AEB79E

#A1FF00#A1FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Agave#6F8F72

Cactus Green#587156

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#748B4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #748B4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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