What color is #74A653?

#74A653 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A653?

The RGB value is 116, 166, 83: 116 red, 166 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A653?

The complementary color is #8553A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A653?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A653 color

#74A653 rgb(116, 166, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A653 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.1% green and 32.5% blue (116, 166, 83).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#74A653 color codes

HEX	`#74A653`
RGB	`rgb(116, 166, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -31.75, 37.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 49.14, 130.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.4, 31.609, 13.103)`
Decimal	`7644755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A653, 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 #74A653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #74A653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a653; }
.text { color: #74a653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 166 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a653, #53a65c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #74A653?: #74A653 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A653?: The RGB value is 116, 166, 83: 116 red, 166 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A653?: The complementary color is #8553A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A653?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.