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#74BB06

#74bb06 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#74bb06 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 73.33% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 83.54°, with 93.78% saturation and 37.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3927

Complementary

  1. #74bb06
  2. #4d06bb

Split complementary

  1. #74bb06
  2. #0619bb
  3. #a706bb

Analogous

  1. #bba706
  2. #74bb06
  3. #19bb06

Triadic

  1. #74bb06
  2. #0674bb
  3. #bb0674

Tetradic

  1. #74bb06
  2. #06bb4d
  3. #4d06bb
  4. #bb0674

Square

  1. #74bb06
  2. #06bba7
  3. #4d06bb
  4. #bb0619

Monochromatic

  1. #182701
  2. #467104
  3. #74bb06
  4. #9ff816
  5. #befa60

Shades

#74bb06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74bb06
  2. #68a805
  3. #5d9605
  4. #518304
  5. #467004
  6. #3a5e03
  7. #2e4b02
  8. #233802
  9. #172501
  10. #0c1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#74bb06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74bb06
  2. #82c21f
  3. #90c938
  4. #9ecf51
  5. #acd66a
  6. #badd83
  7. #c7e49b
  8. #d5ebb4
  9. #e3f1cd
  10. #f1f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74bb06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74bb06
  2. #75b512
  3. #76af1e
  4. #78a92b
  5. #79a337
  6. #7a9e43
  7. #7b984f
  8. #7c925b
  9. #7e8c68
  10. #7f8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76b39f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aab200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3af1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75b67e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74bb06 {
  color: #74bb06;
}
Background
.bg-74bb06 {
  background-color: #74bb06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74bb06 {
  border: 2px solid #74bb06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74bb06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 187 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74bb06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74bb06, #19bb06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74bb06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 187 6 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.75 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.93 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.49 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.31 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.70 #8b44f9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#74bb06  rgb(116, 187, 6)  hsl(84, 94%, 38%)  Apple Green
#4d06bb  rgb(77, 6, 187)  hsl(264, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0674bb  rgb(6, 116, 187)  hsl(204, 94%, 38%)  French Blue
#bb0674  rgb(187, 6, 116)  hsl(324, 94%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red