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#74EC7E Color

#74EC7E is rgb(116, 236, 126) in RGB, hsl(125, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 47%, 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74EC7E
HEX#74EC7E
RGBrgb(116, 236, 126)
HSLhsl(125, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(125, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.184 145.4)
LABlab(84.63% -52.03 42.31)
LCHlch(84.63% 67.06 140.88)

What #74EC7E 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 #74EC7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 6.14Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.42Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.68Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.43Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.96Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.9

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

#74EC7E Channel Values

How #74EC7E 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 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74EC7E 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 text14.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74EC7E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74EC7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74EC7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74EC7E
Complementary
#EC74E2
Analogous
#A6EC74
Analogous
#74ECBA
Triadic
#7E74EC
Triadic
#EC7E74
Split comp.
#BA74EC
Split comp.
#EC74A6

Tints & Shades of #74EC7E

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

#86EE8F
#98F19F
#AAF3B0
#C0F6C5
#D2F9D5
#E4FBE6

Shades

#4BE758
#1FE02F
#19B826
#14901E
#0E6716
#083A0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74EC7E.

How #74EC7E 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#74EC7E
Protanopia#DDDD7F
Protanomaly#BCE37F
Deuteranopia#CECE83
Deuteranomaly#B1DB81
Tritanopia#8AE2E2
Tritanomaly#82E6C2
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74EC7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74ec7e: #74EC7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74EC7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74ec7e': '#74EC7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.925, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_74ec7e">#74EC7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#74EC7E"

More Green Colors

#74EC7E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74EC7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74EC7E?

#74EC7E is a light green — rgb(116, 236, 126) in RGB and hsl(125, 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #74EC7E?

#74EC7E is rgb(116, 236, 126) — red 116, green 236, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74EC7E?

#74EC7E converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74EC7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74EC7E scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74EC7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74EC7E 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 10.43, which is visibly different.

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