What color is #74876F?

#74876F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74876F?

The RGB value is 116, 135, 111: 116 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74876F?

The complementary color is #826F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74876F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74876F color

#74876F rgb(116, 135, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #74876F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.9% green and 43.5% blue (116, 135, 111).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#74876F color codes

HEX	`#74876F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 135, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, -11.71, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 15.83, 137.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.735, 22.188, 18.332)`
Decimal	`7636847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74876F, 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 #74876F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74876F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #74876F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74876f; }
.text { color: #74876f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74876f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 135 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74876f, #6f8776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #74876F?: #74876F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74876F?: The RGB value is 116, 135, 111: 116 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74876F?: The complementary color is #826F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74876F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.