What color is #74AB8D?

#74AB8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74AB8D?

The RGB value is 116, 171, 141: 116 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AB8D?

The complementary color is #AB7492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AB8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AB8D color

#74AB8D rgb(116, 171, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #74AB8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 67.1% green and 55.3% blue (116, 171, 141).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#74AB8D color codes

HEX	`#74AB8D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 171, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 67.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, -24.62, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 26.49, 158.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.571, 34.761, 30.504)`
Decimal	`7646093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AB8D, 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 #74AB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AB8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #74AB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ab8d; }
.text { color: #74ab8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ab8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 171 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ab8d, #74aba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74AB8D?: #74AB8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74AB8D?: The RGB value is 116, 171, 141: 116 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AB8D?: The complementary color is #AB7492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AB8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.