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#74CE8A

#74ce8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#74ce8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 80.78% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 134.67°, with 47.87% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4969

Complementary

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #ce74b8

Split complementary

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #b774ce
  3. #ce748b

Analogous

  1. #8bce74
  2. #74ce8a
  3. #74ceb7

Triadic

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #8a74ce
  3. #ce8a74

Tetradic

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #74b8ce
  3. #ce74b8
  4. #ce8a74

Square

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #748bce
  3. #ce74b8
  4. #ceb774

Monochromatic

  1. #2c7d40
  2. #40b65d
  3. #74ce8a
  4. #ade2ba
  5. #e5f6e9

Shades

#74ce8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #68b97c
  3. #5da56e
  4. #519061
  5. #467c53
  6. #3a6745
  7. #2e5237
  8. #233e29
  9. #17291c
  10. #0c150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#74ce8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #82d396
  3. #90d8a1
  4. #9eddad
  5. #ace2b9
  6. #bae7c5
  7. #c7ebd0
  8. #d5f0dc
  9. #e3f5e8
  10. #f1faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74ce8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74ce8a
  2. #75c689
  3. #76be88
  4. #78b787
  5. #79af86
  6. #7aa785
  7. #7b9f84
  8. #7c9783
  9. #7e9082
  10. #7f8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3c3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc186 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b78e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64cbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8c18c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bccaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74ce8a {
  color: #74ce8a;
}
Background
.bg-74ce8a {
  background-color: #74ce8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74ce8a {
  border: 2px solid #74ce8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74ce8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 206 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74ce8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74ce8a, #74ceb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74ce8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 206 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.02 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.33 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.37 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.55 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.69 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.69 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.43 #8b3175 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Emerald
#74ce8a  rgb(116, 206, 138)  hsl(135, 48%, 63%)  Emerald
#ce74b8  rgb(206, 116, 184)  hsl(315, 48%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#8a74ce  rgb(138, 116, 206)  hsl(255, 48%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#ce8a74  rgb(206, 138, 116)  hsl(15, 48%, 63%)  Dark Salmon