What color is #74AF54?

#74AF54 is a desaturated green known as Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lost Golfer?

The RGB value is 116, 175, 84: 116 red, 175 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lost Golfer?

The complementary color is #8F54AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AF54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lost Golfer color: hex code #74AF54

#74AF54 rgb(116, 175, 84)

Shades of green

Lost Golfer has the hex code #74AF54. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 68.6% green and 32.9% blue (116, 175, 84).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

Lost Golfer (#74AF54) color codes

HEX	`#74AF54`
RGB	`rgb(116, 175, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 68.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 52%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 52%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, -35.8, 40.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 53.92, 131.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.132, 35.012, 13.872)`
Decimal	`7647060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lost Golfer, 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 #74AF54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AF54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #74AF54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74af54; }
.text { color: #74af54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74af54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 175 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74af54, #54af61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

See #74AF54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #74AF54?: #74AF54 is a desaturated green known as Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lost Golfer?: The RGB value is 116, 175, 84: 116 red, 175 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lost Golfer?: The complementary color is #8F54AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AF54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.