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#74CA49 Color

#74CA49 is rgb(116, 202, 73) in RGB, hsl(100, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 64%, 21%) 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 9.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74CA49
HEX#74CA49
RGBrgb(116, 202, 73)
HSLhsl(100, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(100, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 64%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.184 136.8)
LABlab(73.95% -44.04 53.75)
LCHlch(73.95% 69.49 129.33)

What #74CA49 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 #74CA49, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 9.68Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.86Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.07Mantis#74C365ΔE 15.68Vine Green#38A32AΔE 15.91Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.4

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

#74CA49 Channel Values

How #74CA49 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 202 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74CA49 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74CA49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74CA49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74CA49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74CA49
Complementary
#9F49CA
Analogous
#B5CA49
Analogous
#49CA5F
Triadic
#4974CA
Triadic
#CA4974
Split comp.
#5F49CA
Split comp.
#CA49B5

Tints & Shades of #74CA49

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

#86D161
#9BD97D
#AEE094
#C0E7AC
#D2EEC4
#E7F6DF

Shades

#62BA36
#539E2E
#458226
#34631D
#254715
#172B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74CA49.

How #74CA49 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#74CA49
Protanopia#BFBF4A
Protanomaly#A6C34A
Deuteranopia#B3B34F
Deuteranomaly#9EBD4D
Tritanopia#87C0C0
Tritanomaly#80C49E
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74CA49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74ca49: #74CA49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74CA49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74ca49': '#74CA49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.792, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_74ca49">#74CA49</color>
SVG fillfill="#74CA49"

More Green Colors

#74CA49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74CA49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74CA49?

#74CA49 is a mid-tone green — rgb(116, 202, 73) in RGB and hsl(100, 55%, 54%) 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 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #74CA49?

#74CA49 is rgb(116, 202, 73) — red 116, green 202, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74CA49?

#74CA49 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 64%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74CA49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74CA49 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74CA49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74CA49 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 16.4, which is visibly different.

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