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Recognised as Colour

#74CB6D

  • #74CB6D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#74CB6D is a green with RGB values 116, 203, 109 and HSL 116°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#74CB6D#74CB6D
HEX#74CB6D
RGBrgb(116, 203, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7961, 0.4275
RGB percentages45.5%, 79.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(115.5, 47.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.5, 46.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK42.9%, 0%, 46.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,654,253
CSS custom property--colour: #74CB6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#8B3492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFBC65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B473no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6BC6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.2Pale green · ΔE 16.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.5Forest green · ΔE 25.2Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1Yellow green · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C46DCB
Analogous#A3CB6D, #6DCB95
Triadic#6D74CB, #CB6D74
Split complementary#956DCB, #CB6DA3
Tetradic#6DA3CB, #C46DCB, #CB956D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF3DE
Lighter +20%#BCE6B8
Lighter +10%#98D893
Darker −10%#50BE47
Darker −20%#3F9B37
Darker −30%#2F752A
Darker −40%#20501C
More saturated +25%#5FE454
Less saturated −25%#89B286

Channel breakdown

R116
G203
B109
Red116 (45.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue115.53°
Saturation (HSL)47.47%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G CB · B 6D

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