What color is #74C78D?

#74C78D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C78D?

The RGB value is 116, 199, 141: 116 red, 199 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C78D?

The complementary color is #C774AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C78D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C78D color

#74C78D rgb(116, 199, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C78D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 78% green and 55.3% blue (116, 199, 141).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#74C78D color codes

HEX	`#74C78D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 199, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 78%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 29%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, -37.92, 21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 43.5, 150.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.432, 46.481, 32.457)`
Decimal	`7653261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C78D, 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 #74C78D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C78D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #74C78D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c78d; }
.text { color: #74c78d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c78d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 199 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c78d, #74c7b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74C78D?: #74C78D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C78D?: The RGB value is 116, 199, 141: 116 red, 199 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C78D?: The complementary color is #C774AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C78D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.