What color is #74835D?

#74835D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74835D?

The RGB value is 116, 131, 93: 116 red, 131 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74835D?

The complementary color is #6C5D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74835D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74835D color

#74835D rgb(116, 131, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #74835D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.4% green and 36.5% blue (116, 131, 93).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#74835D color codes

HEX	`#74835D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 131, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, -12.62, 18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 22.63, 123.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.294, 20.736, 13.445)`
Decimal	`7635805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74835D, 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 #74835D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74835D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #74835D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74835d; }
.text { color: #74835d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74835d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 131 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74835d, #61835d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #74835D?: #74835D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74835D?: The RGB value is 116, 131, 93: 116 red, 131 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74835D?: The complementary color is #6C5D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74835D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.