What color is #74A878?

#74A878 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A878?

The RGB value is 116, 168, 120: 116 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A878?

The complementary color is #A874A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A878 color

#74A878 rgb(116, 168, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A878 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.9% green and 47.1% blue (116, 168, 120).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#74A878 color codes

HEX	`#74A878`
RGB	`rgb(116, 168, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.22, -27.16, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.22, 33.41, 144.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.594, 33.073, 22.854)`
Decimal	`7645304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A878, 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 #74A878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #74A878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a878; }
.text { color: #74a878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 168 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a878, #74a892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74A878?: #74A878 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A878?: The RGB value is 116, 168, 120: 116 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A878?: The complementary color is #A874A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.