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Recognised as Colour

#74D87E

  • #74D87E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#74D87E is a green with RGB values 116, 216, 126 and HSL 126°, 56%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#74D87E#74D87E
HEX#74D87E
RGBrgb(116, 216, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8471, 0.4941
RGB percentages45.5%, 84.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(126, 56.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126, 46.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK46.3%, 0%, 41.7%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,657,598
CSS custom property--colour: #74D87E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8B2781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC877no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBF84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#65D4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.2Pale green · ΔE 12.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.5Medium spring green · ΔE 24.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 28.9Aquamarine · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D874CE
Analogous#9CD874, #74D8B0
Triadic#7E74D8, #D87E74
Split complementary#B074D8, #D8749C
Tetradic#749CD8, #D874CE, #D8B074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBFAED
Lighter +20%#C4EEC8
Lighter +10%#9CE3A3
Darker −10%#4CCD59
Darker −20%#32B43F
Darker −30%#278C31
Darker −40%#1C6423
More saturated +25%#5EEE6C
Less saturated −25%#8AC290

Channel breakdown

R116
G216
B126
Red116 (45.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue126°
Saturation (HSL)56.18%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G D8 · B 7E

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