What color is #74ECBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #74ECBE?

The RGB value is 116, 236, 190: 116 red, 236 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74ECBE?

The complementary color is #EC74A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74ECBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74ECBE color

#74ECBE rgb(116, 236, 190)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 92.5% green and 74.5% blue (116, 236, 190).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 76% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jittery Jade (#77EEBB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#74ECBE color codes

HEX	`#74ECBE`
RGB	`rgb(116, 236, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 92.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 76%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 51%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 19%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.71, -44.48, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.71, 46.09, 164.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.488, 67.418, 59.268)`
Decimal	`7662782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74ECBE, 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 #74ECBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74ECBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #74ECBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ecbe; }
.text { color: #74ecbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ecbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 236 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ecbe, #74deec); }

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Questions

What color is #74ECBE?: #74ECBE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74ECBE?: The RGB value is 116, 236, 190: 116 red, 236 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74ECBE?: The complementary color is #EC74A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74ECBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.