What color is #74917A?

#74917A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74917A?

The RGB value is 116, 145, 122: 116 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74917A?

The complementary color is #91748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74917A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74917A color

#74917A rgb(116, 145, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #74917A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.9% green and 47.8% blue (116, 145, 122).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#74917A color codes

HEX	`#74917A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 145, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, -15.02, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 17.45, 149.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.84, 25.368, 22.207)`
Decimal	`7639418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74917A, 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 #74917A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74917A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #74917A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74917a; }
.text { color: #74917a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74917a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 145 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74917a, #749189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #74917A?: #74917A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74917A?: The RGB value is 116, 145, 122: 116 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74917A?: The complementary color is #91748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74917A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.