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Colour

#74BB8F

  • #74BB8F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#74BB8F is a green with RGB values 116, 187, 143 and HSL 143°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#74BB8F#74BB8F
HEX#74BB8F
RGBrgb(116, 187, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7333, 0.5608
RGB percentages45.5%, 73.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(142.8, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.8, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 23.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,650,191
CSS custom property--colour: #74BB8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#8B4470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB18Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA992no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#66BAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.2Sea green · ΔE 20.9Light seagreen · ΔE 22.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB74A0
Analogous#7DBB74, #74BBB3
Triadic#8F74BB, #BB8F74
Split complementary#B374BB, #BB747D
Tetradic#747DBB, #BB74A0, #BBB374

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFD
Lighter +30%#DBEDE2
Lighter +20%#B8DDC6
Lighter +10%#96CCAB
Darker −10%#53A974
Darker −20%#42875C
Darker −30%#316545
Darker −40%#21422D
More saturated +25%#5AD589
Less saturated −25%#8EA195

Channel breakdown

R116
G187
B143
Red116 (45.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue142.82°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G BB · B 8F

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