HEX atlas value

#74DCAA

#74DCAA is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Aquamarine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 116, 220, 170, HSL 151, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.578, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#74DCAA Sample readable text

HEX #74DCAA

RGB rgb(116, 220, 170)

HSL hsl(151 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(47, 0, 23, 14)

Luminance 0.578

Contrast Black 12.56:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-74dcaa: #74DCAA;
.background-74dcaa { background-color: #74DCAA; }
.text-74dcaa { color: #74DCAA; }

Luminance0.578

Black text12.56:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#74DCAA","rgb":[116,220,170],"hsl":[151,60,66],"cmyk":[47,0,23,14],"luminance":0.578,"contrast":{"black":12.56,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BEEFD7","hex":"#BEEFD7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.52,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#61EFAB","hex":"#61EFAB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.44,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#74DBDC","hex":"#74DBDC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.91,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Medium Aquamarine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/74dcaa.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DC74A7","analogous":["#74DC76","#74DBDC"],"triadic":["#AA74DC","#DCAA74"],"tetradic":["#7674DC","#DC74A7","#DBDC74"],"splitComplementary":["#DC74DB","#DC7674"],"monochromatic":["#BEEFD7","#74DCAA","#31C47D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BEEFD7","dark":"#31C47D","saturated":"#61EFAB","desaturated":"#87C9A9","pastel":"#DEF2E8","neon":"#7AFFBF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":20.518284528683193},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":39.11521443121589},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":42.23742416388575},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":46.486557196677836},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":49.8196748283246}]

HEX meaning and use

About #74DCAA

#74DCAA is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #74DCAA is visually closest to Medium Aquamarine, a named green color with HEX #66CDAA.

The RGB channels are 116, 220, and 170, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg with 60% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.578, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.56:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#00000012.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BEEFD7#000000 text · best 16.52:1#BEEFD7

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

Seafoam#000000 text · best 14.64:1#93E9BE

#61EFAB#000000 text · best 14.44:1#61EFAB

#74DBDC#000000 text · best 12.91:1#74DBDC

Generated Palette

#74DCAA#74DCAA

#DC74A7#DC74A7

#74DC76#74DC76

#74DBDC#74DBDC

#BEEFD7#BEEFD7

#31C47D#31C47D

Color Harmonies

#DC74A7#DC74A7

#74DC76#74DC76

#74DBDC#74DBDC

#AA74DC#AA74DC

#DCAA74#DCAA74

Variants

#BEEFD7#BEEFD7

#31C47D#31C47D

#61EFAB#61EFAB

#87C9A9#87C9A9

#DEF2E8#DEF2E8

#7AFFBF#7AFFBF

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Seafoam#93E9BE

Light Green#90EE90

Lichen#9BC4A2

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#74DCAA

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #74DCAA

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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