What color is #74A642?

#74A642 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A642?

The RGB value is 116, 166, 66: 116 red, 166 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A642?

The complementary color is #7442A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A642?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A642 color

#74A642 rgb(116, 166, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A642 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.1% green and 25.9% blue (116, 166, 66).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 43% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#74A642 color codes

HEX	`#74A642`
RGB	`rgb(116, 166, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 43%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 60%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 60%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -33.6, 45.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 56.55, 126.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.822, 31.378, 10.06)`
Decimal	`7644738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A642, 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 #74A642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #74A642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a642; }
.text { color: #74a642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 166 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a642, #42a642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #74A642?: #74A642 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A642?: The RGB value is 116, 166, 66: 116 red, 166 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A642?: The complementary color is #7442A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A642?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.