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Recognised as Colour

#74C940

  • #74C940
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#74C940 is a green with RGB values 116, 201, 64 and HSL 97°, 56%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#74C940#74C940
HEX#74C940
RGBrgb(116, 201, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7882, 0.251
RGB percentages45.5%, 78.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(97.2, 55.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.2, 68.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 68.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,653,696
CSS custom property--colour: #74C940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#8B36BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0B92Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B24Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71C2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.3Limegreen · ΔE 18.6Light green · ΔE 24.8Pale green · ΔE 26Forest green · ΔE 26.2Green · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9540C9
Analogous#B9C940, #40C950
Triadic#4074C9, #C94074
Split complementary#5040C9, #C940B8
Tetradic#40B9C9, #9540C9, #C95040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F6DF
Lighter +30%#CBEBB7
Lighter +20%#AEDF90
Lighter +10%#91D468
Darker −10%#5DA72F
Darker −20%#477F24
Darker −30%#305719
Darker −40%#1A300D
More saturated +25%#6DE821
Less saturated −25%#7BAA5F

Channel breakdown

R116
G201
B64
Red116 (45.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue97.23°
Saturation (HSL)55.92%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G C9 · B 40

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