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Recognised as Colour

#74AC8D

  • #74AC8D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#74AC8D is a green with RGB values 116, 172, 141 and HSL 147°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#74AC8D#74AC8D
HEX#74AC8D
RGBrgb(116, 172, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6745, 0.5529
RGB percentages45.5%, 67.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(146.8, 25.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.8, 32.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK32.6%, 0%, 18%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,646,349
CSS custom property--colour: #74AC8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8B5372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA48Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19D8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#69ABA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19Light seagreen · ΔE 20.6Sea green · ΔE 22.7Dark cyan · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC7493
Analogous#77AC74, #74ACA9
Triadic#8D74AC, #AC8D74
Split complementary#A974AC, #AC7477
Tetradic#7477AC, #AC7493, #ACA974

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F8F6
Lighter +30%#D4E5DC
Lighter +20%#B4D2C1
Lighter +10%#94BFA7
Darker −10%#599473
Darker −20%#46745A
Darker −30%#325542
Darker −40%#1F3529
More saturated +25%#58C88A
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R116
G172
B141
Red116 (45.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue146.79°
Saturation (HSL)25.23%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G AC · B 8D

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