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Recognised as Colour

#74B01A

  • #74B01A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#74B01A is a green with RGB values 116, 176, 26 and HSL 84°, 74%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#74B01A#74B01A
HEX#74B01A
RGBrgb(116, 176, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6902, 0.102
RGB percentages45.5%, 69%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(84, 74.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 85.2%, 69%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 85.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,258
CSS custom property--colour: #74B01A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8B4FE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09E2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#77A896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.9Olivedrab · ΔE 21Forest green · ΔE 24.8Green · ΔE 25.7Limegreen · ΔE 27.4Olive · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#561AB0
Analogous#B0A11A, #29B01A
Triadic#1A74B0, #B01A74
Split complementary#1A29B0, #A11AB0
Tetradic#1AB0A1, #561AB0, #B01A29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F2A4
Lighter +30%#BDEB78
Lighter +20%#A7E44C
Lighter +10%#91DC21
Darker −10%#578413
Darker −20%#39570D
Darker −30%#1C2B06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#79C901
Less saturated −25%#6F9733

Channel breakdown

R116
G176
B26
Red116 (45.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)74.26%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G B0 · B 1A

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