What color is #74AB95?

#74AB95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74AB95?

The RGB value is 116, 171, 149: 116 red, 171 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AB95?

The complementary color is #AB748A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AB95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AB95 color

#74AB95 rgb(116, 171, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #74AB95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 67.1% green and 58.4% blue (116, 171, 149).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#74AB95 color codes

HEX	`#74AB95`
RGB	`rgb(116, 171, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 67.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, -22.94, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 23.62, 166.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.188, 35.007, 33.752)`
Decimal	`7646101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AB95, 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 #74AB95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AB95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #74AB95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ab95; }
.text { color: #74ab95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ab95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 171 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ab95, #74a6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #74AB95?: #74AB95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74AB95?: The RGB value is 116, 171, 149: 116 red, 171 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AB95?: The complementary color is #AB748A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AB95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.