What color is #74AF7C?

#74AF7C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74AF7C?

The RGB value is 116, 175, 124: 116 red, 175 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AF7C?

The complementary color is #AF74A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AF7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AF7C color

#74AF7C rgb(116, 175, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #74AF7C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 68.6% green and 48.6% blue (116, 175, 124).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#74AF7C color codes

HEX	`#74AF7C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 175, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 68.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -29.84, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 36.05, 145.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.169, 35.827, 24.601)`
Decimal	`7647100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AF7C, 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 #74AF7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AF7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #74AF7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74af7c; }
.text { color: #74af7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74af7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 175 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74af7c, #74af99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74AF7C?: #74AF7C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74AF7C?: The RGB value is 116, 175, 124: 116 red, 175 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AF7C?: The complementary color is #AF74A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AF7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.