What color is #74C184?

#74C184 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 #74C184?

The RGB value is 116, 193, 132: 116 red, 193 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C184?

The complementary color is #C174B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C184 color

#74C184 rgb(116, 193, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C184 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 75.7% green and 51.8% blue (116, 193, 132).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#74C184 color codes

HEX	`#74C184`
RGB	`rgb(116, 193, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 75.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 32%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.9, -36.83, 23.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.9, 43.66, 147.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.436, 43.517, 28.621)`
Decimal	`7651716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C184, 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 #74C184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #74C184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c184; }
.text { color: #74c184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 193 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c184, #74c1ab); }

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Questions

What color is #74C184?: #74C184 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 #74C184?: The RGB value is 116, 193, 132: 116 red, 193 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C184?: The complementary color is #C174B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.