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#74EC80 Color

#74EC80 is rgb(116, 236, 128) in RGB, hsl(126, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 46%, 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 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74EC80
HEX#74EC80
RGBrgb(116, 236, 128)
HSLhsl(126, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(126, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.183 145.7)
LABlab(84.65% -51.82 41.39)
LCHlch(84.65% 66.32 141.38)

What #74EC80 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 #74EC80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.38Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.07Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.31Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.92Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.31Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.25

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

#74EC80 Channel Values

How #74EC80 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 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74EC80 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74EC80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74EC80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74EC80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74EC80
Complementary
#EC74E0
Analogous
#A4EC74
Analogous
#74ECBC
Triadic
#8074EC
Triadic
#EC8074
Split comp.
#BC74EC
Split comp.
#EC74A4

Tints & Shades of #74EC80

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

#86EE90
#98F1A1
#AAF3B1
#C0F6C6
#D2F9D6
#E4FBE6

Shades

#4BE75B
#1FE032
#19B829
#149020
#0E6717
#083A0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74EC80.

How #74EC80 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#74EC80
Protanopia#DDDD81
Protanomaly#BCE380
Deuteranopia#CECE85
Deuteranomaly#B1DB83
Tritanopia#8AE2E2
Tritanomaly#82E6C2
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74EC80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74ec80: #74EC80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74EC80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74ec80': '#74EC80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.925, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_74ec80">#74EC80</color>
SVG fillfill="#74EC80"

More Green Colors

#74EC80 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#74EC80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74EC80?

#74EC80 is a light green — rgb(116, 236, 128) in RGB and hsl(126, 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 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #74EC80?

#74EC80 is rgb(116, 236, 128) — red 116, green 236, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74EC80?

#74EC80 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74EC80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74EC80 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74EC80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74EC80 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.