HEX atlas value

#74B48D

#74B48D is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 116, 180, 141, HSL 143, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.3828, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#74B48D Sample readable text

HEX #74B48D

RGB rgb(116, 180, 141)

HSL hsl(143 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 22, 29)

Luminance 0.3828

Contrast Black 8.66:1White 2.43:1

CSS

--color-74b48d: #74B48D;
.background-74b48d { background-color: #74B48D; }
.text-74b48d { color: #74B48D; }

Luminance0.3828

Black text8.66:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#74B48D","rgb":[116,180,141],"hsl":[143,30,58],"cmyk":[36,0,22,29],"luminance":0.3828,"contrast":{"black":8.66,"white":2.43}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AFD4BE","hex":"#AFD4BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.98,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5CCC87","hex":"#5CCC87","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.44,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#74B4AD","hex":"#74B4AD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.87,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7BB474","hex":"#7BB474","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.62,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/74b48d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B4749B","analogous":["#7BB474","#74B4AD"],"triadic":["#8C74B4","#B48C74"],"tetradic":["#747BB4","#B4749B","#B4AD74"],"splitComplementary":["#AD74B4","#B4747B"],"monochromatic":["#AFD4BE","#74B48D","#47855F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AFD4BE","dark":"#47855F","saturated":"#5CCC87","desaturated":"#8B9C92","pastel":"#CDDAD2","neon":"#52FF94"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"cadet-blue","name":"Cadet Blue","hex":"#5F9EA0","distance":35.86084215408221},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":36.29049462324811},{"slug":"tourmaline","name":"Tourmaline","hex":"#86A1A9","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"pewter","name":"Pewter","hex":"#899499","distance":40.11234224026316}]

HEX meaning and use

About #74B48D

#74B48D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #74B48D is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 116, 180, and 141, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 143deg with 30% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3828, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.66:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #74B48D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.66:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AFD4BE#000000 text · best 12.98:1#AFD4BE

#5CCC87#000000 text · best 10.44:1#5CCC87

Dark Sea Green#000000 text · best 9.76:1#8FBC8F

#74B4AD#000000 text · best 8.87:1#74B4AD

#7BB474#000000 text · best 8.62:1#7BB474

Generated Palette

#74B48D#74B48D

#B4749B#B4749B

#7BB474#7BB474

#74B4AD#74B4AD

#AFD4BE#AFD4BE

#47855F#47855F

Color Harmonies

#B4749B#B4749B

#7BB474#7BB474

#74B4AD#74B4AD

#8C74B4#8C74B4

#B48C74#B48C74

Variants

#AFD4BE#AFD4BE

#47855F#47855F

#5CCC87#5CCC87

#8B9C92#8B9C92

#CDDAD2#CDDAD2

#52FF94#52FF94

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

Soapstone#8D9A91

Tourmaline#86A1A9

Pewter#899499

#74B48D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #74B48D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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