What color is #74A497?

#74A497 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A497?

The RGB value is 116, 164, 151: 116 red, 164 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A497?

The complementary color is #A47481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A497 color

#74A497 rgb(116, 164, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A497 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 64.3% green and 59.2% blue (116, 164, 151).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#74A497 color codes

HEX	`#74A497`
RGB	`rgb(116, 164, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 64.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, -18.92, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 18.99, 175.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.062, 32.497, 34.171)`
Decimal	`7644311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A497, 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 #74A497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #74A497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a497; }
.text { color: #74a497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 164 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a497, #7499a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A497?: #74A497 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A497?: The RGB value is 116, 164, 151: 116 red, 164 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A497?: The complementary color is #A47481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.