Information about #74A00E color

#74A00E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74A00E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 160, 14) — 45.5% red, 62.7% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 57 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #74A00E holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ugly Green (#7A9703). Its next-closest registered neighbors are South Regional Green (#799900) and Christi (#71A91D).

The recipe behind #74A00E is rgb(116, 160, 14), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74A00E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #74A00E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74A00E color variations

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#74A00E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #74A00E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74A00E
  • RGB116, 160, 14
  • CMYK17, 0, 57, 37
  • CSSrgb(116, 160, 14)
  • HSL78°, 84%, 34%
  • HSL Precise78.082°, 83.908%, 34.118%
  • HSV78°, 91%, 63%
  • HSB78°, 91%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.627, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.627, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.627, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID74A00E
  • DECIMAL ID7643150
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01