What color is #74876A?

#74876A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74876A?

The RGB value is 116, 135, 106: 116 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74876A?

The complementary color is #7D6A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74876A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74876A color

#74876A rgb(116, 135, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #74876A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.9% green and 41.6% blue (116, 135, 106).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#74876A color codes

HEX	`#74876A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 135, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, -12.62, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 18.37, 133.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.467, 22.081, 16.922)`
Decimal	`7636842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74876A, 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 #74876A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74876A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #74876A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74876a; }
.text { color: #74876a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74876a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 135 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74876a, #6a876e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #74876A?: #74876A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74876A?: The RGB value is 116, 135, 106: 116 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74876A?: The complementary color is #7D6A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74876A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.