Colour

#74DB09

#74DB09
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#74DB09 is a green with RGB values 116, 219, 9 and HSL 89°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#74DB09

RGBrgb(116, 219, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8588, 0.0353

RGB percentages45.5%, 85.9%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(89.4, 92.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.4, 95.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK47%, 0%, 95.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,658,249

CSS custom property--colour: #74DB09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#8B24F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C031no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Tritanopia#71D2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 15.6 Lawn green · ΔE 16.6 Chartreuse · ΔE 17.8 Limegreen · ΔE 18.1 Yellow green · ΔE 22.4 Lime · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7009DB

Analogous#DBD909, #0BDB09

Triadic#0974DB, #DB0974

Split complementary#090BDB, #D909DB

Tetradic#09DBD9, #7009DB, #DB090B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D9FCB4

Lighter +30%#C0FA83

Lighter +20%#A7F852

Lighter +10%#8EF621

Darker −10%#5AAA07

Darker −20%#407905

Darker −30%#264803

Darker −40%#0C1701

More saturated +25%#74E400

Less saturated −25%#73BF25

Channel breakdown

R116

G219

Red116 (45.5%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue89.43°

Saturation (HSL)92.11%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G DB · B 09

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