What color is #74A992?

#74A992 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A992?

The RGB value is 116, 169, 146: 116 red, 169 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A992?

The complementary color is #A9748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A992 color

#74A992 rgb(116, 169, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #74A992 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 66.3% green and 57.3% blue (116, 169, 146).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#74A992 color codes

HEX	`#74A992`
RGB	`rgb(116, 169, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 66.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, -22.57, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 23.44, 164.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.577, 34.163, 32.382)`
Decimal	`7645586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A992, 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 #74A992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #74A992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a992; }
.text { color: #74a992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 169 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a992, #74a6a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #74A992?: #74A992 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A992?: The RGB value is 116, 169, 146: 116 red, 169 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A992?: The complementary color is #A9748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.