What color is #74896F?

#74896F 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 #74896F?

The RGB value is 116, 137, 111: 116 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74896F?

The complementary color is #846F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74896F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74896F color

#74896F rgb(116, 137, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #74896F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.7% green and 43.5% blue (116, 137, 111).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% 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 5.55:1).

#74896F color codes

HEX	`#74896F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 137, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, -12.8, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 17.19, 138.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.017, 22.752, 18.425)`
Decimal	`7637359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74896F, 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 #74896F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74896F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #74896F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74896f; }
.text { color: #74896f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74896f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 137 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74896f, #6f8977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #74896F?: #74896F 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 #74896F?: The RGB value is 116, 137, 111: 116 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74896F?: The complementary color is #846F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74896F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.