What color is #74FFB6?

#74FFB6 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mint Bliss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74FFB6?

The RGB value is 116, 255, 182: 116 red, 255 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74FFB6?

The complementary color is #FF74BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74FFB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74FFB6 color

#74FFB6 rgb(116, 255, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #74FFB6 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 100% green and 71.4% blue (116, 255, 182).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mint Bliss (#7EFFBA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#74FFB6 color codes

HEX	`#74FFB6`
RGB	`rgb(116, 255, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 100%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.06, -54.08, 23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.06, 59.03, 156.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.402, 78.606, 56.711)`
Decimal	`7667638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74FFB6, 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 #74FFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74FFB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #74FFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ffb6; }
.text { color: #74ffb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ffb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 255 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ffb6, #74fffc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74FFB6?: #74FFB6 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mint Bliss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74FFB6?: The RGB value is 116, 255, 182: 116 red, 255 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74FFB6?: The complementary color is #FF74BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74FFB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.