What color is #74C397?

#74C397 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C397?

The RGB value is 116, 195, 151: 116 red, 195 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C397?

The complementary color is #C374A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C397 color

#74C397 rgb(116, 195, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C397 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 76.5% green and 59.2% blue (116, 195, 151).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#74C397 color codes

HEX	`#74C397`
RGB	`rgb(116, 195, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 76.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 40%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -34.16, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 37.16, 156.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.301, 44.975, 36.251)`
Decimal	`7652247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C397, 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 #74C397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #74C397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c397; }
.text { color: #74c397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 195 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c397, #74c3bf); }

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Questions

What color is #74C397?: #74C397 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C397?: The RGB value is 116, 195, 151: 116 red, 195 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C397?: The complementary color is #C374A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.