Laurel Color
Laurel is a green color with hex code #749378. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with laurel, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Laurel Color Values
What Does Laurel Mean?
Laurel belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Laurel sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Laurel is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: grayish yellow green, #8F9779).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Laurel
Laurel and #957590 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 — #809575 and #759589, which sit beside laurel on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair laurel with triadic partners #797595 and #957975. 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
- Green Grey —
#77926F(Delta E 5) - Amulet —
#7B9F80(Delta E 5) - Oxley —
#779E86(Delta E 5) - Slate Green —
#658D6D(Delta E 5) - Viridian Green —
#678975(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #749378; }
.background { background-color: #749378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749378; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #74937840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for laurel?
Laurel has the hex code #749378. In RGB notation it is rgb(116, 147, 120), in HSL it is hsl(128, 13%, 52%), and its OKLCH value is 0.632, 0.053, 148.5.
What does the color laurel mean?
Green-family colors like laurel carry distinct psychological associations. Laurel belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Laurel sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with laurel?
Laurel has three easy routes: its complement #957590 for punch, its neighbors #809575 and #759589 for something calmer, or triadic partners #797595 and #957975 when you want energy.
Is laurel a standard web color?
No — Laurel is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #749378 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make laurel lighter or darker?
To lighten laurel, 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 #E8EDE9 (lightest tint) to #141A15 (darkest shade).
About Laurel
Laurel is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #749378 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.