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Recognised as Colour

#74C239

  • #74C239
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#74C239 is a green with RGB values 116, 194, 57 and HSL 94°, 55%, 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

#74C239#74C239
HEX#74C239
RGBrgb(116, 194, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7608, 0.2235
RGB percentages45.5%, 76.1%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(94.2, 54.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.2, 70.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 0%, 70.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,651,897
CSS custom property--colour: #74C239;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#8B3DC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B323no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAC46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73BBA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 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 text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13Limegreen · ΔE 20.8Forest green · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.2Light green · ΔE 26.3Green · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8739C2
Analogous#B8C239, #39C243
Triadic#3974C2, #C23974
Split complementary#4339C2, #C239B8
Tetradic#39B8C2, #8739C2, #C24339

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F3D4
Lighter +30%#C6E7AD
Lighter +20%#ABDB86
Lighter +10%#8FD05E
Darker −10%#5C9B2D
Darker −20%#457322
Darker −30%#2D4C16
Darker −40%#16240B
More saturated +25%#70E11A
Less saturated −25%#78A358

Channel breakdown

R116
G194
B57
Red116 (45.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue94.16°
Saturation (HSL)54.58%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G C2 · B 39

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