What color is #74A27D?

#74A27D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A27D?

The RGB value is 116, 162, 125: 116 red, 162 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A27D?

The complementary color is #A27499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A27D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A27D color

#74A27D rgb(116, 162, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A27D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.5% green and 49% blue (116, 162, 125).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#74A27D color codes

HEX	`#74A27D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 162, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, -23.26, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 27.35, 148.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.823, 31.033, 24.133)`
Decimal	`7643773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A27D, 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 #74A27D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A27D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #74A27D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a27d; }
.text { color: #74a27d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a27d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 162 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a27d, #74a294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74A27D?: #74A27D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A27D?: The RGB value is 116, 162, 125: 116 red, 162 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A27D?: The complementary color is #A27499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A27D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.