What color is #74B498?

#74B498 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B498?

The RGB value is 116, 180, 152: 116 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B498?

The complementary color is #B47490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B498 color

#74B498 rgb(116, 180, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B498 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 70.6% green and 59.6% blue (116, 180, 152).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#74B498 color codes

HEX	`#74B498`
RGB	`rgb(116, 180, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 70.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, -26.78, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 27.91, 163.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.189, 38.621, 35.616)`
Decimal	`7648408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B498, 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 #74B498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #74B498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b498; }
.text { color: #74b498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 180 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b498, #74b0b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #74B498?: #74B498 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B498?: The RGB value is 116, 180, 152: 116 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B498?: The complementary color is #B47490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.