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Recognised as Colour

#74C600

  • #74C600
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#74C600 is a green with RGB values 116, 198, 0 and HSL 85°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#74C600#74C600
HEX#74C600
RGBrgb(116, 198, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7765, 0
RGB percentages45.5%, 77.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(84.8, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.8, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK41.4%, 0%, 100%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,652,864
CSS custom property--colour: #74C600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8B39FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AF29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74BEA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14Limegreen · ΔE 19.8Green yellow · ΔE 22.2Lawn green · ΔE 27.5Chartreuse · ΔE 28.6Green · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5200C6
Analogous#C6B500, #11C600
Triadic#0074C6, #C60074
Split complementary#0011C6, #B500C6
Tetradic#00C6B5, #5200C6, #C60011

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2FF93
Lighter +30%#BDFF60
Lighter +20%#A8FF2D
Lighter +10%#92F900
Darker −10%#569300
Darker −20%#386000
Darker −30%#1A2D00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#74C600
Less saturated −25%#70AD19

Channel breakdown

R116
G198
B0
Red116 (45.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue84.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G C6 · B 00

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