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#74EC78 Color

#74EC78 is rgb(116, 236, 120) in RGB, hsl(122, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 49%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74EC78
HEX#74EC78
RGBrgb(116, 236, 120)
HSLhsl(122, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(122, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 49%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.19 144.3)
LABlab(84.56% -52.63 45.05)
LCHlch(84.56% 69.28 139.44)

What #74EC78 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 #74EC78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.61Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.97Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.2Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.25Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.1Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.99

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

#74EC78 Channel Values

How #74EC78 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 236 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74EC78 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74EC78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74EC78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74EC78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74EC78
Complementary
#EC74E8
Analogous
#ACEC74
Analogous
#74ECB4
Triadic
#7874EC
Triadic
#EC7874
Split comp.
#B474EC
Split comp.
#EC74AC

Tints & Shades of #74EC78

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

#86EE89
#98F19B
#AAF3AC
#C0F6C2
#D2F9D3
#E4FBE5

Shades

#4BE751
#1FE025
#19B81E
#149018
#0E6711
#083A0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74EC78.

How #74EC78 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#74EC78
Protanopia#DDDD79
Protanomaly#BCE379
Deuteranopia#CECE7D
Deuteranomaly#B1DB7B
Tritanopia#8BE1E1
Tritanomaly#82E6C0
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74EC78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74ec78: #74EC78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74EC78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74ec78': '#74EC78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.925, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_74ec78">#74EC78</color>
SVG fillfill="#74EC78"

More Green Colors

#74EC78 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74EC78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74EC78?

#74EC78 is a light green — rgb(116, 236, 120) in RGB and hsl(122, 76%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #74EC78?

#74EC78 is rgb(116, 236, 120) — red 116, green 236, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74EC78?

#74EC78 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 49%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74EC78 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74EC78 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74EC78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74EC78 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 12.25, which is visibly different.

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