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Recognised as Colour

#74FF8F

  • #74FF8F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#74FF8F is a green with RGB values 116, 255, 143 and HSL 132°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#74FF8F#74FF8F
HEX#74FF8F
RGBrgb(116, 255, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 1, 0.5608
RGB percentages45.5%, 100%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(131.7, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.7, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK54.5%, 0%, 43.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,667,599
CSS custom property--colour: #74FF8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.44:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#8B0070

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#FFEB86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDF96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#56FAE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#FF74E4
Analogous#9EFF74, #74FFD4
Triadic#8F74FF, #FF8F74
Split complementary#D574FF, #FF749E
Tetradic#749EFF, #FF74E4, #FFD574

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAFFE1
Lighter +10%#A7FFB8
Darker −10%#41FF66
Darker −20%#0EFF3D
Darker −30%#00DA2A
Darker −40%#00A720
More saturated +25%#74FF8F
Less saturated −25%#85EE9A

Channel breakdown

R116
G255
B143
Red116 (45.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue131.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G FF · B 8F

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