What color is #74A97A?

#74A97A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A97A?

The RGB value is 116, 169, 122: 116 red, 169 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A97A?

The complementary color is #A974A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A97A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A97A color

#74A97A rgb(116, 169, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A97A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 66.3% green and 47.8% blue (116, 169, 122).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#74A97A color codes

HEX	`#74A97A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 169, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 66.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, -27.29, 18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 33.15, 145.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.902, 33.493, 23.561)`
Decimal	`7645562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A97A, 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 #74A97A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A97A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #74A97A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a97a; }
.text { color: #74a97a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a97a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 169 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a97a, #74a995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74A97A?: #74A97A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A97A?: The RGB value is 116, 169, 122: 116 red, 169 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A97A?: The complementary color is #A974A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A97A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.