What color is #74B980?

#74B980 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 #74B980?

The RGB value is 116, 185, 128: 116 red, 185 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B980?

The complementary color is #B974AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B980 color

#74B980 rgb(116, 185, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #74B980 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 72.5% green and 50.2% blue (116, 185, 128).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#74B980 color codes

HEX	`#74B980`
RGB	`rgb(116, 185, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 72.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, -33.85, 22.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 40.51, 146.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.446, 39.968, 26.634)`
Decimal	`7649664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B980, 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 #74B980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #74B980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b980; }
.text { color: #74b980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 185 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b980, #74b9a2); }

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Questions

What color is #74B980?: #74B980 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 #74B980?: The RGB value is 116, 185, 128: 116 red, 185 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B980?: The complementary color is #B974AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.