What color is #74F4A4?

#74F4A4 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74F4A4?

The RGB value is 116, 244, 164: 116 red, 244 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74F4A4?

The complementary color is #F474C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74F4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74F4A4 color

#74F4A4 rgb(116, 244, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #74F4A4 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 95.7% green and 64.3% blue (116, 244, 164).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Green (#56FCA2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#74F4A4 color codes

HEX	`#74F4A4`
RGB	`rgb(116, 244, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 95.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 33%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.53, -52.97, 27.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.53, 59.91, 152.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.25, 71.091, 46.399)`
Decimal	`7664804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74F4A4, 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 #74F4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74F4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #74F4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74f4a4; }
.text { color: #74f4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74f4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 244 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74f4a4, #74f4e4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #74F4A4?: #74F4A4 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74F4A4?: The RGB value is 116, 244, 164: 116 red, 244 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74F4A4?: The complementary color is #F474C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74F4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.