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Colour

#74C236

  • #74C236
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#74C236 is a green with RGB values 116, 194, 54 and HSL 93°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#74C236#74C236
HEX#74C236
RGBrgb(116, 194, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7608, 0.2118
RGB percentages45.5%, 76.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(93.4, 56.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.4, 72.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 0%, 72.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,651,894
CSS custom property--colour: #74C236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#8B3DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B21Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAC43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73BAA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5Limegreen · ΔE 20.5Forest green · ΔE 25.3Olivedrab · ΔE 26.7Light green · ΔE 27.2Green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8436C2
Analogous#BAC236, #36C23E
Triadic#3674C2, #C23674
Split complementary#3E36C2, #C236BA
Tetradic#36BAC2, #8436C2, #C23E36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F2D2
Lighter +30%#C5E7AA
Lighter +20%#AADC82
Lighter +10%#8FD15A
Darker −10%#5C9A2B
Darker −20%#447220
Darker −30%#2C4A15
Darker −40%#15220A
More saturated +25%#70E117
Less saturated −25%#78A355

Channel breakdown

R116
G194
B54
Red116 (45.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue93.43°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G C2 · B 36

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