What color is #74A287?

#74A287 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A287?

The RGB value is 116, 162, 135: 116 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A287?

The complementary color is #A2748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A287 color

#74A287 rgb(116, 162, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A287 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.5% green and 52.9% blue (116, 162, 135).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#74A287 color codes

HEX	`#74A287`
RGB	`rgb(116, 162, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, -21.3, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 23.17, 156.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.495, 31.302, 27.668)`
Decimal	`7643783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A287, 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 #74A287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #74A287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a287; }
.text { color: #74a287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 162 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a287, #74a29e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74A287?: #74A287 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A287?: The RGB value is 116, 162, 135: 116 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A287?: The complementary color is #A2748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.