What color is #74FF46?

#74FF46 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Venomous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74FF46?

The RGB value is 116, 255, 70: 116 red, 255 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74FF46?

The complementary color is #D146FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74FF46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74FF46 color

#74FF46 rgb(116, 255, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #74FF46 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 100% green and 27.5% blue (116, 255, 70).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Venomous Green (#66FF22), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#74FF46 color codes

HEX	`#74FF46`
RGB	`rgb(116, 255, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 100%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 73%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, -68.65, 72.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 99.72, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.066, 75.672, 18.077)`
Decimal	`7667526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74FF46, 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 #74FF46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74FF46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #74FF46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ff46; }
.text { color: #74ff46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ff46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 255 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ff46, #46ff75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #74FF46?: #74FF46 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Venomous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74FF46?: The RGB value is 116, 255, 70: 116 red, 255 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74FF46?: The complementary color is #D146FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74FF46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.