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#74B021 Color

#74B021 is rgb(116, 176, 33) in RGB, hsl(85, 68%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 81%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74B021
HEX#74B021
RGBrgb(116, 176, 33)
HSLhsl(85, 68%, 41%)
HSVhsv(85, 81%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 81%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.176 130.7)
LABlab(65.83% -35.79 59.77)
LCHlch(65.83% 69.67 120.91)

What #74B021 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #74B021, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 7.6Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.21Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.7Limerick#9DC209ΔE 16.13Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 16.99Vine Green#38A32AΔE 17.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#74B021 Channel Values

How #74B021 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 116 · G 176 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 68% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 81% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74B021 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74B021 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74B021

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74B021; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74B021
Complementary
#5D21B0
Analogous
#B0A421
Analogous
#2DB021
Triadic
#2174B0
Triadic
#B02174
Split comp.
#212DB0
Split comp.
#A421B0

Tints & Shades of #74B021

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BD228
#9EDC47
#B0E269
#C4EA90
#D6F0B2
#E8F7D4

Shades

#669A1D
#558118
#476B14
#395610
#2B400C
#1A2707

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74B021.

How #74B021 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#74B021
Protanopia#A8A822
Protanomaly#96AB22
Deuteranopia#9F9F29
Deuteranomaly#90A626
Tritanopia#83A6A6
Tritanomaly#7DAA85
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74B021 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-74b021: #74B021;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74B021;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74b021': '#74B021' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.690, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_74b021">#74B021</color>
SVG fillfill="#74B021"

More Green Colors

#74B021 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74B021 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74B021?

#74B021 is a mid-tone green — rgb(116, 176, 33) in RGB and hsl(85, 68%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #74B021?

#74B021 is rgb(116, 176, 33) — red 116, green 176, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74B021?

#74B021 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 81%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74B021 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74B021 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74B021 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74B021 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.7, which is visibly different.

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