What color is #74B547?

#74B547 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ultra Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B547?

The RGB value is 116, 181, 71: 116 red, 181 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B547?

The complementary color is #8847B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B547?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B547 color

#74B547 rgb(116, 181, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B547 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 71% green and 27.8% blue (116, 181, 71).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Green (#7EBA4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#74B547 color codes

HEX	`#74B547`
RGB	`rgb(116, 181, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 71%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 61%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 61%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, -39.87, 48.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 62.72, 129.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.863, 37.215, 11.833)`
Decimal	`7648583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B547, 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 #74B547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #74B547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b547; }
.text { color: #74b547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 181 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b547, #47b551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #74B547?: #74B547 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ultra Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B547?: The RGB value is 116, 181, 71: 116 red, 181 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B547?: The complementary color is #8847B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B547?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.