What color is #74BF82?

#74BF82 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74BF82?

The RGB value is 116, 191, 130: 116 red, 191 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74BF82?

The complementary color is #BF74B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74BF82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74BF82 color

#74BF82 rgb(116, 191, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #74BF82 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 74.9% green and 51% blue (116, 191, 130).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#74BF82 color codes

HEX	`#74BF82`
RGB	`rgb(116, 191, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 74.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, -36.27, 23.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 43.3, 146.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.861, 42.585, 27.761)`
Decimal	`7651202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74BF82, 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 #74BF82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74BF82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #74BF82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74bf82; }
.text { color: #74bf82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74bf82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 191 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74bf82, #74bfa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #74BF82?: #74BF82 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74BF82?: The RGB value is 116, 191, 130: 116 red, 191 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74BF82?: The complementary color is #BF74B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74BF82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.