What color is #74B15E?

#74B15E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B15E?

The RGB value is 116, 177, 94: 116 red, 177 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B15E?

The complementary color is #9B5EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B15E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B15E color

#74B15E rgb(116, 177, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B15E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 69.4% green and 36.9% blue (116, 177, 94).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 35% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Arugula (#75AD5B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#74B15E color codes

HEX	`#74B15E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 177, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 69.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 35%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, -35.45, 36.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 50.68, 134.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.944, 35.964, 16.215)`
Decimal	`7647582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B15E, 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 #74B15E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B15E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #74B15E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b15e; }
.text { color: #74b15e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b15e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 177 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b15e, #5eb172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #74B15E?: #74B15E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B15E?: The RGB value is 116, 177, 94: 116 red, 177 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B15E?: The complementary color is #9B5EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B15E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.