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Recognised as Colour

#74DE87

  • #74DE87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#74DE87 is a green with RGB values 116, 222, 135 and HSL 131°, 62%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#74DE87#74DE87
HEX#74DE87
RGBrgb(116, 222, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.8706, 0.5294
RGB percentages45.5%, 87.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(130.8, 61.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.8, 47.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK47.7%, 0%, 39.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,659,143
CSS custom property--colour: #74DE87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#8B2178

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0CE81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C48Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#61DAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 7.4Pale green · ΔE 11.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.8Medium spring green · ΔE 22.8Aquamarine · ΔE 26.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE74CB
Analogous#96DE74, #74DEBC
Triadic#8774DE, #DE8774
Split complementary#BC74DE, #DE7496
Tetradic#7496DE, #DE74CB, #DEBC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0FBF2
Lighter +20%#C6F2CE
Lighter +10%#9DE8AB
Darker −10%#4BD463
Darker −20%#2DBF47
Darker −30%#239638
Darker −40%#1A6C29
More saturated +25%#5EF379
Less saturated −25%#89C995

Channel breakdown

R116
G222
B135
Red116 (45.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue130.75°
Saturation (HSL)61.63%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G DE · B 87

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