What color is #74936B?

#74936B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74936B?

The RGB value is 116, 147, 107: 116 red, 147 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74936B?

The complementary color is #8A6B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74936B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74936B color

#74936B rgb(116, 147, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #74936B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 57.6% green and 42% blue (116, 147, 107).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#74936B color codes

HEX	`#74936B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 147, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 57.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -18.83, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 25.86, 136.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.289, 25.641, 17.787)`
Decimal	`7639915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74936B, 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 #74936B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#74936B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #74936B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74936b; }
.text { color: #74936b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74936b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 147 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74936b, #6b9376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #74936B?: #74936B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74936B?: The RGB value is 116, 147, 107: 116 red, 147 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74936B?: The complementary color is #8A6B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74936B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.