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#74B520

#74b520 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#74b520 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.32% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 86.17°, with 69.95% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3687

Complementary

  1. #74b520
  2. #6120b5

Split complementary

  1. #74b520
  2. #202ab5
  3. #ab20b5

Analogous

  1. #b5ab20
  2. #74b520
  3. #2ab520

Triadic

  1. #74b520
  2. #2074b5
  3. #b52074

Tetradic

  1. #74b520
  2. #20b561
  3. #6120b5
  4. #b52074

Square

  1. #74b520
  2. #20b5ab
  3. #6120b5
  4. #b5202a

Monochromatic

  1. #213309
  2. #4a7415
  3. #74b520
  4. #9bde44
  5. #bde985

Shades

#74b520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74b520
  2. #68a31d
  3. #5d911a
  4. #517f16
  5. #466d13
  6. #3a5b10
  7. #2e480d
  8. #23360a
  9. #172406
  10. #0c1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#74b520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74b520
  2. #82bc36
  3. #90c44d
  4. #9ecb63
  5. #acd379
  6. #bada90
  7. #c7e1a6
  8. #d5e9bc
  9. #e3f0d2
  10. #f1f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74b520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74b520
  2. #75b02a
  3. #76aa33
  4. #78a53d
  5. #79a046
  6. #7a9b50
  7. #7b955a
  8. #7c9063
  9. #7e8b6d
  10. #7f8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93ab83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76ad9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5ad04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9faa2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75b07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74b520 {
  color: #74b520;
}
Background
.bg-74b520 {
  background-color: #74b520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74b520 {
  border: 2px solid #74b520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74b520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 70% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74b520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74b520, #2ab520);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74b520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.88 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.05 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.66 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.69 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.64 #8b4adf Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#74b520  rgb(116, 181, 32)  hsl(86, 70%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#6120b5  rgb(97, 32, 181)  hsl(266, 70%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#2074b5  rgb(32, 116, 181)  hsl(206, 70%, 42%)  French Blue
#b52074  rgb(181, 32, 116)  hsl(326, 70%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red