What color is #74785F?

#74785F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74785F?

The RGB value is 116, 120, 95: 116 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74785F?

The complementary color is #635F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74785F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74785F color

#74785F rgb(116, 120, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #74785F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.1% green and 37.3% blue (116, 120, 95).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#74785F color codes

HEX	`#74785F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 120, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, -6.18, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 14.63, 114.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.984, 17.972, 13.451)`
Decimal	`7632991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74785F, 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 #74785F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74785F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	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 #74785F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74785f; }
.text { color: #74785f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74785f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 120 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74785f, #68785f); }

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Questions

What color is #74785F?: #74785F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74785F?: The RGB value is 116, 120, 95: 116 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74785F?: The complementary color is #635F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74785F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.