HEX atlas value

#74B494

#74B494 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 116, 180, 148, HSL 150, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.3849, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#74B494 Sample readable text

HEX #74B494

RGB rgb(116, 180, 148)

HSL hsl(150 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 18, 29)

Luminance 0.3849

Contrast Black 8.7:1White 2.41:1

CSS

--color-74b494: #74B494;
.background-74b494 { background-color: #74B494; }
.text-74b494 { color: #74B494; }

Luminance0.3849

Black text8.7:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA 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":"#74B494","rgb":[116,180,148],"hsl":[150,30,58],"cmyk":[36,0,18,29],"luminance":0.3849,"contrast":{"black":8.7,"white":2.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AFD4C2","hex":"#AFD4C2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5CCC94","hex":"#5CCC94","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.52,"contrastWhite":2,"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":"#74B4B4","hex":"#74B4B4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.93,"contrastWhite":2.35,"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/74b494.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/tourmaline.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B47494","analogous":["#74B474","#74B4B4"],"triadic":["#9474B4","#B49474"],"tetradic":["#7474B4","#B47494","#B4B474"],"splitComplementary":["#B474B4","#B47474"],"monochromatic":["#AFD4C2","#74B494","#478566"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AFD4C2","dark":"#478566","saturated":"#5CCC94","desaturated":"#8B9C94","pastel":"#CDDAD4","neon":"#52FFA8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"cadet-blue","name":"Cadet Blue","hex":"#5F9EA0","distance":32.69556544854363},{"slug":"tourmaline","name":"Tourmaline","hex":"#86A1A9","distance":33.555923471125034},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":36.124783736376884},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":36.193922141707716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #74B494

#74B494 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #74B494 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 116, 180, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.3849, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.7:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #74B494 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AFD4C2#000000 text · best 13.02:1#AFD4C2

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

#5CCC94#000000 text · best 10.52:1#5CCC94

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

#74B4B4#000000 text · best 8.93:1#74B4B4

Generated Palette

#74B494#74B494

#B47494#B47494

#74B474#74B474

#74B4B4#74B4B4

#AFD4C2#AFD4C2

#478566#478566

Color Harmonies

#B47494#B47494

#74B474#74B474

#74B4B4#74B4B4

#9474B4#9474B4

#B49474#B49474

Variants

#AFD4C2#AFD4C2

#478566#478566

#5CCC94#5CCC94

#8B9C94#8B9C94

#CDDAD4#CDDAD4

#52FFA8#52FFA8

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

Tourmaline#86A1A9

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Soapstone#8D9A91

#74B494

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #74B494

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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