Recognised as Colour

#74C006

#74C006
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#74C006 is a green with RGB values 116, 192, 6 and HSL 85°, 94%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#74C006

RGBrgb(116, 192, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7529, 0.0235

RGB percentages45.5%, 75.3%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(84.5, 93.9%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(84.5, 96.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK39.6%, 0%, 96.9%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,651,334

CSS custom property--colour: #74C006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#8B3FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAA29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#75B8A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12 Limegreen · ΔE 21.2 Green yellow · ΔE 25.1 Lawn green · ΔE 31.2 Green · ΔE 31.6 Forest green · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5206C0

Analogous#C0AF06, #17C006

Triadic#0674C0, #C00674

Split complementary#0617C0, #AF06C0

Tetradic#06C0AF, #5206C0, #C00617

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2FC96

Lighter +30%#BDFA65

Lighter +20%#A8F933

Lighter +10%#92F108

Darker −10%#568F04

Darker −20%#385D03

Darker −30%#1A2C01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#75C600

Less saturated −25%#6FA71F

Channel breakdown

R116

G192

Red116 (45.5%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue84.52°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G C0 · B 06

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Colour values

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