What color is #74897D?

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

What is the RGB value of #74897D?

The RGB value is 116, 137, 125: 116 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74897D?

The complementary color is #897480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74897D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74897D color

#74897D rgb(116, 137, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #74897D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 53.7% green and 49% blue (116, 137, 125).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#74897D color codes

HEX	`#74897D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 137, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 53.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.16, -10.08, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.16, 10.81, 158.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.849, 23.085, 22.808)`
Decimal	`7637373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74897D, 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 #74897D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74897D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #74897D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74897d; }
.text { color: #74897d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74897d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 137 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74897d, #748988); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74897D?: #74897D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74897D?: The RGB value is 116, 137, 125: 116 red, 137 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74897D?: The complementary color is #897480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74897D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.