#74bc1d Color Information

#74bc1d 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 #74bc1d. In RGB, it consists of 45.5% Red, 73.7% Green, and 11.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 38.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 84.6% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 87.2°, with saturation of 73.3% and lightness of 42.5%. The decimal value for #74bc1d is 7650333, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #74bc1d 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#74bc1d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color116, 188, 29 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color45.5%, 73.7%, 11.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.545, 0.263, 0.886 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.383, 0, 0.846, 0.263 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color87.2°, 73.3%, 42.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color87.2°, 84.6%, 73.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.407, 39.768, 7.499 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color29, 188, 101 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7650333 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.304, -45.600, 65.094 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.304, 79.477, 125.012 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.304, -36.160, 78.438 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color63.062, -38.442, 37.093 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.350, 0.547, 39.768 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285840413 / 0xff74bc1d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Shades of #74bc1d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #74bc1d, its pure hue is 87.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, and its lightness is 42.5%. 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 #74bc1d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f1804 to #66a519.

Tints of #74bc1d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #74bc1d, its pure hue is 87.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, and its lightness is 42.5%. 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 #74bc1d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #85c439 to #eef7e3.

Tones of #74bc1d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #74bc1d, its pure hue is 87.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, 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 #74bc1d, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #77d900 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #74bc1d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #74bc1d! For #74bc1d, 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, #74bc1d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #74bc1d

This color, #74bc1d, consists of 45.5% Red, 73.7% Green, and 11.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 116, Green = 188, Blue = 29. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #74bc1d is 38.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 84.6% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R45.5%
C38.3%
G73.7%
M0.0%
B11.4%
Y84.6%
K26.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 116 188 29
Octal 164 274 35
Hexa #74 #bc #1d
Binary 01110100 10111100 00011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 38 0 84 26
Octal 46 0 124 32
Hexa #26 #00 #54 #1a
Binary 00100110 00000000 01010100 00011010

Analogous Colors of #74bc1d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #74bc1d — which has hue 87.2° — its analogous colors are located at 57.2° and 117.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74bc1d.

Triadic Colors of #74bc1d

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 #74bc1d — which has hue 87.2° — its triadic colors are located at 87.2° and 327.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74bc1d.

Complementary Color of #74bc1d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #74bc1d — which has hue 87.2° — its complementary color is located at 267.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74bc1d.

Split Complementary Colors of #74bc1d

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 #74bc1d — which has hue 87.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 87.2° and 297.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74bc1d.

Tetradic Colors of #74bc1d

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 #74bc1d — which has hue 87.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 357.2°, 87.2°, 177.2°, and 267.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #74bc1d.

Monochromatic Colors of #74bc1d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #74bc1d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #395716 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #aaf353 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #74bc1d

We want to make getting started with #74bc1d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #74bc1d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #74bc1d 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 #74bc1d with other HTML elements.

#74bc1d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #74bc1d.
<span style="color: #74bc1d;">The color of this text is #74bc1d.</span>

#74bc1d Background Color

The background color for this text is #74bc1d.
<div style="background-color: #74bc1d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #74bc1d.</div>

#74bc1d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #74bc1d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #74bc1d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #74bc1d.</span>

#74bc1d Border Color

This is a div with border color #74bc1d.
<div style="border: #74bc1d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #74bc1d.</div>

#74bc1d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #74bc1d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #74bc1d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #74bc1d on a white background.</div></div>

#74bc1d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #74bc1d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #74bc1d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #74bc1d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #74bc1d to White

This is a gradient from #74bc1d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#74bc1d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#74bc1d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#74bc1d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#74bc1d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #74bc1d to white.</div>

Gradient from #74bc1d to Black

This is a gradient from #74bc1d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#74bc1d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#74bc1d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#74bc1d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#74bc1d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #74bc1d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #74bc1d

In addition to using #74bc1d 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 #74bc1d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #74bc1d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 116, Green = 188, Blue = 29). If you need details about the color coordinates of #74bc1d 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 #74bc1d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(116, 188, 29)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #74bc1d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #74bc1d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #74bc1d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(116, 188, 29);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#74bc1d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:116, green:188, blue:29, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:116 green:188 blue:29 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(116f, 188f, 29f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(116, 188, 29);
 

#74bc1d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #74bc1d the same way. For those with color blindness, #74bc1d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #74bc1d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #74bc1d 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 #74bc1d 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 #74bc1d 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 #74bc1d 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 2.3:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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