Information about #74AE2D color

#74AE2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74AE2D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 174, 45) — 45.5% red, 68.2% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 51 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #74AE2D reads as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Leaf (#71AA34). Slightly further away sit Lima (#7AAC21) and Christi (#71A91D).

The recipe behind #74AE2D is rgb(116, 174, 45), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74AE2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#74AE2D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#74AE2D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74AE2D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74AE2D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74AE2D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#74AE2D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#AE2D74
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #74AE2D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Siskin Sprout Yellow color link
Siskin Sprout Yellow

#7A942E

Seedling Sycamore color link
Seedling Sycamore

#76973E

#74AE2D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74AE2D
  • RGB116, 174, 45
  • CMYK23, 0, 51, 32
  • CSSrgb(116, 174, 45)
  • HSL87°, 59%, 43%
  • HSL Precise86.977°, 58.904%, 42.941%
  • HSV87°, 74%, 68%
  • HSB87°, 74%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.682, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.682, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.682, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74AE2D
  • DECIMAL ID7646765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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