What color is #74B57C?

#74B57C 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 #74B57C?

The RGB value is 116, 181, 124: 116 red, 181 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B57C?

The complementary color is #B574AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B57C color

#74B57C rgb(116, 181, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B57C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 71% green and 48.6% blue (116, 181, 124).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#74B57C color codes

HEX	`#74B57C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 181, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 71%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, -32.69, 22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 39.78, 145.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.363, 38.215, 24.999)`
Decimal	`7648636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B57C, 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 #74B57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #74B57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b57c; }
.text { color: #74b57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 181 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b57c, #74b59c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74B57C?: #74B57C 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 #74B57C?: The RGB value is 116, 181, 124: 116 red, 181 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B57C?: The complementary color is #B574AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.