What color is #74865E?

#74865E 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 #74865E?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 94: 116 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74865E?

The complementary color is #705E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74865E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74865E color

#74865E rgb(116, 134, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #74865E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 36.9% blue (116, 134, 94).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#74865E color codes

HEX	`#74865E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -14.08, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 24.01, 125.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.748, 21.571, 13.816)`
Decimal	`7636574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74865E, 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 #74865E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74865E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #74865E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74865e; }
.text { color: #74865e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74865e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74865e, #60865e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #74865E?: #74865E 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 #74865E?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 94: 116 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74865E?: The complementary color is #705E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74865E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.