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Information about #A8CC74 color

#A8CC74 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8CC74 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 204, 116) — 65.9% red, 80% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 35 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A8CC74 reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). Slightly further away sit Anise (#A7D67D) and Tan Green (#A9BE70).

The recipe behind #A8CC74 is rgb(168, 204, 116), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8CC74: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #A8CC74 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8CC74 color variations

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

#A8CC74 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 #A8CC74

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

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Pistachio color link
Pistachio

#93C572

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8CC74
  • RGB168, 204, 116
  • CMYK14, 0, 35, 20
  • CSSrgb(168, 204, 116)
  • HSL85°, 46%, 63%
  • HSL Precise84.545°, 46.316%, 62.745%
  • HSV85°, 43%, 80%
  • HSB85°, 43%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.800, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.800, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.800, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8CC74
  • DECIMAL ID11062388
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01