What color is #74C799?

#74C799 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C799?

The RGB value is 116, 199, 153: 116 red, 199 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C799?

The complementary color is #C774A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C799 color

#74C799 rgb(116, 199, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C799 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 78% green and 60% blue (116, 199, 153).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#74C799 color codes

HEX	`#74C799`
RGB	`rgb(116, 199, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 78%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, -35.61, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 38.74, 156.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.373, 46.858, 37.417)`
Decimal	`7653273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C799, 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 #74C799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #74C799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c799; }
.text { color: #74c799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 199 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c799, #74c7c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74C799?: #74C799 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C799?: The RGB value is 116, 199, 153: 116 red, 199 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C799?: The complementary color is #C774A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.