What color is #74A19D?

#74A19D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A19D?

The RGB value is 116, 161, 157: 116 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A19D?

The complementary color is #A17478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A19D color

#74A19D rgb(116, 161, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74A19D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.1% green and 61.6% blue (116, 161, 157).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#74A19D color codes

HEX	`#74A19D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 161, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, -15.99, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 16.23, 189.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.031, 31.636, 36.626)`
Decimal	`7643549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A19D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #74A19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #74A19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a19d; }
.text { color: #74a19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 161 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a19d, #748ea1); }

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Questions

What color is #74A19D?: #74A19D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A19D?: The RGB value is 116, 161, 157: 116 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A19D?: The complementary color is #A17478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.