Palettes / Colors / #74CD8F

#74CD8F — Muted Green

#74CD8F is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#74CD8F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD74B2; it also sits naturally between #86CD74 and #74CDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 80% · Blue 56%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #74CD8F

.text { color: #74CD8F; }
.background { background-color: #74CD8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74CD8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 205, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74CD8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 205, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74CD8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 205, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74CD8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74CD8F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD74B2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74CD8F: #000000.

How #74CD8F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #74CD8F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #74CD8F?

#74CD8F is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 116, 205, 143). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74CD8F?

#74CD8F is RGB 116, 205, 143 — HSL 138°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 30%, 20%.

What colors go with #74CD8F?

Its complement is #CD74B2; analogous partners are #86CD74 and #74CDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74CD8F for text?

Black text on #74CD8F has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.