What color is #74846E?

#74846E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74846E?

The RGB value is 116, 132, 110: 116 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74846E?

The complementary color is #7E6E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74846E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74846E color

#74846E rgb(116, 132, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #74846E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.8% green and 43.1% blue (116, 132, 110).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#74846E color codes

HEX	`#74846E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 132, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -10.25, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 14.28, 135.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.268, 21.341, 17.906)`
Decimal	`7636078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74846E, 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 #74846E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74846E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #74846E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74846e; }
.text { color: #74846e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74846e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 132 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74846e, #6e8473); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74846E?: #74846E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74846E?: The RGB value is 116, 132, 110: 116 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74846E?: The complementary color is #7E6E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74846E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.