Information about #74974D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#74974D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 151, 77) — 45.5% red, 59.2% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 29 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74974D is a mildly saturated chartreuse that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Drab Green (#749551). Nearby in the Register you will also find Koru (#778E46) and Flat Green (#699D4C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(116, 151, 77)), which gives #74974D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74974D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#74974D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74974D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74974D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74974D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#74974D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #74974D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Drab Green color link
Drab Green

#749551

Koru color link
Koru

#778E46

Flat Green color link
Flat Green

#699D4C

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Palm Leaf color link
Palm Leaf

#6F9940

Seedling Sycamore color link
Seedling Sycamore

#76973E

Off Green color link
Off Green

#6BA353

Moderate Chartreuse Green color link
Moderate Chartreuse Green

#79A84A

Moderate Pistachio color link
Moderate Pistachio

#6DA84A

Highland color link
Highland

#7A9461

Go color link
Go

#76AD4C

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

#74974D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74974D
  • RGB116, 151, 77
  • CMYK14, 0, 29, 41
  • CSSrgb(116, 151, 77)
  • HSL88°, 32%, 45%
  • HSL Precise88.378°, 32.456%, 44.706%
  • HSV88°, 49%, 59%
  • HSB88°, 49%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.592, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.592, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.592, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74974D
  • DECIMAL ID7640909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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