#74a338 Color Information

#74a338 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #74a338. In RGB, it consists of 45.5% Red, 63.9% Green, and 22.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 28.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 65.6% Yellow, and 36.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 86.4°, with saturation of 48.9% and lightness of 42.9%. The decimal value for #74a338 is 7643960, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #74a338 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#74a338 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color116, 163, 56 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color45.5%, 63.9%, 22.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.545, 0.361, 0.780 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.288, 0, 0.656, 0.361 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color86.4°, 48.9%, 42.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color86.4°, 65.6%, 63.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.014, 30.193, 8.462 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color56, 163, 103 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7643960 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.820, -33.096, 48.824 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.820, 58.985, 124.132 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.820, -23.703, 61.003 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.948, -27.896, 29.333 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.352, 0.506, 30.193 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285834040 / 0xff74a338 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #74a338

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #74a338, its pure hue is 86.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.9%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #74a338, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f1407 to #668f31.

Tints of #74a338

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #74a338, its pure hue is 86.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.9%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #74a338, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #85af51 to #eef4e6.

Tones of #74a338

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #74a338, its pure hue is 86.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #74a338, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7bdb00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #74a338

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #74a338! For #74a338, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #74a338. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #74a338

This color, #74a338, consists of 45.5% Red, 63.9% Green, and 22.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 116, Green = 163, Blue = 56. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #74a338 is 28.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 65.6% Yellow, and 36.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R45.5%
C28.8%
G63.9%
M0.0%
B22.0%
Y65.6%
K36.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 116 163 56
Octal 164 243 70
Hexa #74 #a3 #38
Binary 01110100 10100011 00111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 28 0 65 36
Octal 34 0 101 44
Hexa #1c #00 #41 #24
Binary 00011100 00000000 01000001 00100100

Analogous Colors of #74a338

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #74a338 — which has hue 86.4° — its analogous colors are located at 56.4° and 116.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74a338.

Triadic Colors of #74a338

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #74a338 — which has hue 86.4° — its triadic colors are located at 86.4° and 326.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74a338.

Complementary Color of #74a338

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #74a338 — which has hue 86.4° — its complementary color is located at 266.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74a338.

Split Complementary Colors of #74a338

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #74a338 — which has hue 86.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 86.4° and 296.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74a338.

Tetradic Colors of #74a338

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #74a338 — which has hue 86.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 356.4°, 86.4°, 176.4°, and 266.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74a338.

Monochromatic Colors of #74a338

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #74a338, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #384429 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ace762 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #74a338

We want to make getting started with #74a338 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #74a338 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #74a338 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #74a338 with other HTML elements.

#74a338 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #74a338.
<span style="color: #74a338;">The color of this text is #74a338.</span>

#74a338 Background Color

The background color for this text is #74a338.
<div style="background-color: #74a338; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #74a338.</div>

#74a338 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #74a338.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #74a338;">This color for the shadow of this text is #74a338.</span>

#74a338 Border Color

This is a div with border color #74a338.
<div style="border: #74a338 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #74a338.</div>

#74a338 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #74a338 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #74a338; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #74a338 on a white background.</div></div>

#74a338 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #74a338 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #74a338; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #74a338 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #74a338 to White

This is a gradient from #74a338 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#74a338,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#74a338,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#74a338,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#74a338,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #74a338 to white.</div>

Gradient from #74a338 to Black

This is a gradient from #74a338 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#74a338,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#74a338,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#74a338,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#74a338,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #74a338 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #74a338

In addition to using #74a338 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #74a338 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #74a338, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 116, Green = 163, Blue = 56). If you need details about the color coordinates of #74a338 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #74a338
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(116, 163, 56)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #74a338; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #74a338; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #74a338; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(116, 163, 56);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#74a338")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:116, green:163, blue:56, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:116 green:163 blue:56 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(116f, 163f, 56f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(116, 163, 56);
 

#74a338 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #74a338 the same way. For those with color blindness, #74a338 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #74a338 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #74a338 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #74a338 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #74a338 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #74a338 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text