What color is #74836A?

#74836A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74836A?

The RGB value is 116, 131, 106: 116 red, 131 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74836A?

The complementary color is #796A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74836A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74836A color

#74836A rgb(116, 131, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #74836A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.4% green and 41.6% blue (116, 131, 106).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#74836A color codes

HEX	`#74836A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 131, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -10.43, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 15.68, 131.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.92, 20.986, 16.74)`
Decimal	`7635818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74836A, 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 #74836A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74836A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #74836A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74836a; }
.text { color: #74836a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74836a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 131 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74836a, #6a836d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74836A?: #74836A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74836A?: The RGB value is 116, 131, 106: 116 red, 131 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74836A?: The complementary color is #796A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74836A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.