greenwarmCC0 survey name

Dull Green #74A662

Dull Green is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#74A662; HSL 104° 28% 52%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “dull green”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Sage Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#74A662
RGBrgb(116, 166, 98)
HSLhsl(104, 28%, 52%)
HSVhsv(104, 41%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(67.27% 0.11 137.8)
OKLaboklab(67.27% -0.0814 0.0739)
CMYKcmyk(30.1%, 0%, 41%, 34.9%)
XYZxyz(23.0426, 31.8664, 16.4897)
CIE-LABlab(63.2, -29.7, 30.0)
CIE-LCHlch(63.2, 42.3, 134.8°)
Luminance0.319 (WCAG relative)
/* Dull Green */ --dull-green: #74a662; color: #74a662; background-color: #74a662;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: dullgreen.

Collections: Muted Colors · Sage Green Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#689458 #5c824e #517145 #46603b #3b5032 #304029 #263121 #1c2318 #11150f #000000

Tints (toward white)

#82af71 #90b880 #9ec08f #acc99f #b9d2ae #c7dbbe #d5e4ce #e3edde #f1f6ef #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#78a568 #7da46d #81a273 #84a178 #88a07e #8c9f83 #8f9d89 #939c8e #969a94 #999999

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#74A662
#9462A6
#74a662 #9462a6

Analogous

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#96A662
#74A662
#62A672
#96a662 #74a662 #62a672

Triadic

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#74A662
#6274A6
#A66274
#74a662 #6274a6 #a66274

Tetradic

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#74A662
#6296A6
#9462A6
#A67262
#74a662 #6296a6 #9462a6 #a67262

Square

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#74A662
#6296A6
#9462A6
#A67262
#74a662 #6296a6 #9462a6 #a67262

Split Complementary

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#74A662
#7262A6
#A66296
#74a662 #7262a6 #a66296

Monochromatic

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#3E5A33
#588149
#74A662
#97BC89
#B9D2B0
#3e5a33 #588149 #74a662 #97bc89 #b9d2b0

Accessibility & contrast

2.85
#74A662 on #FFFFFF
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1
7.37
#74A662 on #000000
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1

Best text on dull green

7.37
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9C5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39766
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72A295

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Off Green #6BA3532.67
Asparagus #77AB563.37
Dusty Green #76A9733.45
Muted Green #5FA0523.80
Sage #87AE733.99
Faded Green #7BB2743.99

Colors that go with dull green

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Forrest Green #154406
4.0:1
Same hue family as dull green (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
Moss Green #8A9A5B
1.1:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈29°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Burgundy #800020
3.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈119°) — balanced three-way contrast
Dark Indigo #1F0954
6.0:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈153°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Midnight Purple #280137
6.4:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈179°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.