What color is #74B945?

#74B945 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 #74B945?

The RGB value is 116, 185, 69: 116 red, 185 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B945?

The complementary color is #8A45B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B945?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B945 color

#74B945 rgb(116, 185, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B945 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 72.5% green and 27.1% blue (116, 185, 69).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Green (#7EBA4D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#74B945 color codes

HEX	`#74B945`
RGB	`rgb(116, 185, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 72.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 63%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 63%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -41.8, 50.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 65.66, 129.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.625, 38.839, 11.776)`
Decimal	`7649605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B945, 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 #74B945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #74B945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b945; }
.text { color: #74b945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 185 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b945, #45b950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #74B945?: #74B945 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 #74B945?: The RGB value is 116, 185, 69: 116 red, 185 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B945?: The complementary color is #8A45B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B945?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.