What color is #74A27B?

#74A27B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A27B?

The RGB value is 116, 162, 123: 116 red, 162 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A27B?

The complementary color is #A2749B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A27B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A27B color

#74A27B rgb(116, 162, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A27B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.5% green and 48.2% blue (116, 162, 123).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#74A27B color codes

HEX	`#74A27B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 162, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 24%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, -23.64, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 28.22, 146.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.697, 30.983, 23.467)`
Decimal	`7643771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A27B, 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 #74A27B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A27B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #74A27B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a27b; }
.text { color: #74a27b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a27b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 162 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a27b, #74a292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74A27B?: #74A27B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A27B?: The RGB value is 116, 162, 123: 116 red, 162 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A27B?: The complementary color is #A2749B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A27B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.