Drab Green Color
Drab Green is a yellow green color with hex code #749551. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with drab green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Drab Green Color Values
What Does Drab Green Mean?
Drab Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Drab Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Drab Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: moderate yellow green, #8A9A5B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Drab Green
Drab Green and #725095 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #959450 and #519550, which sit beside drab green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair drab green with triadic partners #507495 and #955074. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Moss —
#769958(Delta E 2) - Camo —
#7F8F4E(Delta E 7) - Dull Green —
#74A662(Delta E 8) - Asparagus —
#87A96B(Delta E 9) - Chelsea Cucumber —
#83AA5D(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #749551; }
.background { background-color: #749551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749551; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #74955140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for drab green?
Drab Green has the hex code #749551. In RGB notation it is rgb(116, 149, 81), in HSL it is hsl(89, 30%, 45%), and its OKLCH value is 0.628, 0.102, 130.1.
What does the color drab green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like drab green carry distinct psychological associations. Drab Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Drab Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with drab green?
Drab Green has three easy routes: its complement #725095 for punch, its neighbors #959450 and #519550 for something calmer, or triadic partners #507495 and #955074 when you want energy.
Is drab green a standard web color?
No — Drab Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #749551 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make drab green lighter or darker?
To lighten drab green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E8EFE1 (lightest tint) to #151B0E (darkest shade).
About Drab Green
Drab Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #749551 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.