What color is #74B377?

#74B377 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B377?

The RGB value is 116, 179, 119: 116 red, 179 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B377?

The complementary color is #B374B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B377 color

#74B377 rgb(116, 179, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B377 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 70.2% green and 46.7% blue (116, 179, 119).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#74B377 color codes

HEX	`#74B377`
RGB	`rgb(116, 179, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 70.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 34%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -32.61, 24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 40.74, 143.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.651, 37.284, 23.241)`
Decimal	`7648119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B377, 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 #74B377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #74B377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b377; }
.text { color: #74b377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 179 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b377, #74b397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74B377?: #74B377 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B377?: The RGB value is 116, 179, 119: 116 red, 179 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B377?: The complementary color is #B374B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.