What color is #74C223?

#74C223 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Crush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C223?

The RGB value is 116, 194, 35: 116 red, 194 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C223?

The complementary color is #7123C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C223?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C223 color

#74C223 rgb(116, 194, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C223 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 76.1% green and 13.7% blue (116, 194, 35).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 69% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Crush (#7BC027), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#74C223 color codes

HEX	`#74C223`
RGB	`rgb(116, 194, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 76.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 69%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 82%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 82%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, -47.82, 65.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 80.9, 126.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.797, 42.417, 8.365)`
Decimal	`7651875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C223, 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 #74C223	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C223 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #74C223 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c223; }
.text { color: #74c223; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c223; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 194 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c223, #25c223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #74C223?: #74C223 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Crush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C223?: The RGB value is 116, 194, 35: 116 red, 194 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C223?: The complementary color is #7123C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C223?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.