What color is #74C365?

#74C365 is a desaturated green known as Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mantis?

The RGB value is 116, 195, 101: 116 red, 195 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mantis?

The complementary color is #B465C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mantis color: hex code #74C365

#74C365 rgb(116, 195, 101)

Shades of green

Mantis has the hex code #74C365. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 76.5% green and 39.6% blue (116, 195, 101).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 44% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

Mantis (#74C365) color codes

HEX	`#74C365`
RGB	`rgb(116, 195, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 76.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 44%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 48%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 48%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.01, -42.51, 39.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.01, 58.09, 137.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.065, 43.681, 19.209)`
Decimal	`7652197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mantis, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #74C365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #74C365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c365; }
.text { color: #74c365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 195 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c365, #65c385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #74C365 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #74C365?: #74C365 is a desaturated green known as Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mantis?: The RGB value is 116, 195, 101: 116 red, 195 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mantis?: The complementary color is #B465C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.