What color is #74A08D?

#74A08D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A08D?

The RGB value is 116, 160, 141: 116 red, 160 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A08D?

The complementary color is #A07487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A08D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A08D color

#74A08D rgb(116, 160, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A08D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 62.7% green and 55.3% blue (116, 160, 141).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#74A08D color codes

HEX	`#74A08D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 160, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 62.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, -19.03, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 19.71, 164.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.579, 30.777, 29.84)`
Decimal	`7643277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A08D, 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 #74A08D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A08D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #74A08D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a08d; }
.text { color: #74a08d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a08d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 160 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a08d, #749da0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #74A08D?: #74A08D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A08D?: The RGB value is 116, 160, 141: 116 red, 160 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A08D?: The complementary color is #A07487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A08D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.