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Colour

#74C400

  • #74C400
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#74C400 is a green with RGB values 116, 196, 0 and HSL 84°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#74C400#74C400
HEX#74C400
RGBrgb(116, 196, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7686, 0
RGB percentages45.5%, 76.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(84.5, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.5, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK40.8%, 0%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,652,352
CSS custom property--colour: #74C400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8B3BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AD28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#75BCA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.4Limegreen · ΔE 20.3Green yellow · ΔE 23Lawn green · ΔE 28.6Chartreuse · ΔE 29.7Green · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5000C4
Analogous#C4B200, #12C400
Triadic#0074C4, #C40074
Split complementary#0012C4, #B200C4
Tetradic#00C4B2, #5000C4, #C40012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2FF91
Lighter +30%#BDFF5E
Lighter +20%#A8FF2B
Lighter +10%#92F700
Darker −10%#569100
Darker −20%#385E00
Darker −30%#192B00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#74C400
Less saturated −25%#70AC18

Channel breakdown

R116
G196
B0
Red116 (45.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue84.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G C4 · B 00

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