What color is #74D496?

#74D496 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74D496?

The RGB value is 116, 212, 150: 116 red, 212 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74D496?

The complementary color is #D474B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74D496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74D496 color

#74D496 rgb(116, 212, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #74D496 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 83.1% green and 58.8% blue (116, 212, 150).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 53% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#74D496 color codes

HEX	`#74D496`
RGB	`rgb(116, 212, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 83.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 53%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 45%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 29%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.87, -42.04, 22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.87, 47.48, 152.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.248, 52.999, 37.168)`
Decimal	`7656598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74D496, 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 #74D496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74D496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #74D496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74d496; }
.text { color: #74d496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74d496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 212 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74d496, #74d4c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #74D496?: #74D496 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74D496?: The RGB value is 116, 212, 150: 116 red, 212 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74D496?: The complementary color is #D474B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74D496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.