What color is #74F6A3?

#74F6A3 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 #74F6A3?

The RGB value is 116, 246, 163: 116 red, 246 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74F6A3?

The complementary color is #F674C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74F6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74F6A3 color

#74F6A3 rgb(116, 246, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #74F6A3 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 96.5% green and 63.9% blue (116, 246, 163).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 88% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Green (#56FCA2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#74F6A3 color codes

HEX	`#74F6A3`
RGB	`rgb(116, 246, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 96.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 88%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 53%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 34%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.1, -53.96, 29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.1, 61.39, 151.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.766, 72.265, 46.127)`
Decimal	`7665315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74F6A3, 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 #74F6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74F6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #74F6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74f6a3; }
.text { color: #74f6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74f6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 246 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74f6a3, #74f6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #74F6A3?: #74F6A3 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 #74F6A3?: The RGB value is 116, 246, 163: 116 red, 246 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74F6A3?: The complementary color is #F674C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74F6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.