What color is #74905F?

#74905F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74905F?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 95: 116 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74905F?

The complementary color is #7B5F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74905F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74905F color

#74905F rgb(116, 144, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #74905F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 37.3% blue (116, 144, 95).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#74905F color codes

HEX	`#74905F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -19.22, 22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 29.9, 130)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.241, 24.485, 14.537)`
Decimal	`7639135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74905F, 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 #74905F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74905F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #74905F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74905f; }
.text { color: #74905f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74905f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74905f, #5f9062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #74905F?: #74905F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74905F?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 95: 116 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74905F?: The complementary color is #7B5F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74905F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.