What color is #74DDA8?

#74DDA8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74DDA8?

The RGB value is 116, 221, 168: 116 red, 221 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74DDA8?

The complementary color is #DD74A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74DDA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74DDA8 color

#74DDA8 rgb(116, 221, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #74DDA8 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 86.7% green and 65.9% blue (116, 221, 168).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#74DDA8 color codes

HEX	`#74DDA8`
RGB	`rgb(116, 221, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 86.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 48%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 24%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, -42.5, 16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 45.69, 158.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.124, 58.25, 46.167)`
Decimal	`7658920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74DDA8, 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 #74DDA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74DDA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #74DDA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74dda8; }
.text { color: #74dda8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74dda8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 221 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74dda8, #74dddd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74DDA8?: #74DDA8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74DDA8?: The RGB value is 116, 221, 168: 116 red, 221 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74DDA8?: The complementary color is #DD74A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74DDA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.