What color is #74AE8C?

#74AE8C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74AE8C?

The RGB value is 116, 174, 140: 116 red, 174 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AE8C?

The complementary color is #AE7496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AE8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AE8C color

#74AE8C rgb(116, 174, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #74AE8C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 68.2% green and 54.9% blue (116, 174, 140).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#74AE8C color codes

HEX	`#74AE8C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 174, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 68.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, -26.31, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 28.73, 156.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.07, 35.877, 30.304)`
Decimal	`7646860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AE8C, 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 #74AE8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AE8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #74AE8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ae8c; }
.text { color: #74ae8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ae8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 174 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ae8c, #74aea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74AE8C?: #74AE8C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74AE8C?: The RGB value is 116, 174, 140: 116 red, 174 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AE8C?: The complementary color is #AE7496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AE8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.