What color is #74AF86?

#74AF86 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 #74AF86?

The RGB value is 116, 175, 134: 116 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AF86?

The complementary color is #AF749D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AF86 color

#74AF86 rgb(116, 175, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #74AF86 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 68.6% green and 52.5% blue (116, 175, 134).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#74AF86 color codes

HEX	`#74AF86`
RGB	`rgb(116, 175, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 68.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, -27.99, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 31.78, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.834, 36.093, 28.102)`
Decimal	`7647110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AF86, 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 #74AF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #74AF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74af86; }
.text { color: #74af86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74af86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 175 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74af86, #74afa4); }

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Questions

What color is #74AF86?: #74AF86 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 #74AF86?: The RGB value is 116, 175, 134: 116 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AF86?: The complementary color is #AF749D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.