What color is #74897B?

#74897B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74897B?

The RGB value is 116, 137, 123: 116 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74897B?

The complementary color is #897482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74897B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74897B color

#74897B rgb(116, 137, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74897B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.7% green and 48.2% blue (116, 137, 123).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#74897B color codes

HEX	`#74897B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 137, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, -10.48, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 11.61, 154.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.722, 23.034, 22.142)`
Decimal	`7637371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74897B, 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 #74897B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74897B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #74897B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74897b; }
.text { color: #74897b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74897b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 137 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74897b, #748986); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74897B?: #74897B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74897B?: The RGB value is 116, 137, 123: 116 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74897B?: The complementary color is #897482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74897B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.