What color is #74A2AA?

#74A2AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A2AA?

The RGB value is 116, 162, 170: 116 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A2AA?

The complementary color is #AA7C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A2AA color

#74A2AA rgb(116, 162, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74A2AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 63.5% green and 66.7% blue (116, 162, 170).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#74A2AA color codes

HEX	`#74A2AA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 162, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 63.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, -13.4, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 16.21, 214.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.376, 32.454, 42.844)`
Decimal	`7643818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A2AA, 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 #74A2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #74A2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a2aa; }
.text { color: #74a2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 162 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a2aa, #7487aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A2AA?: #74A2AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A2AA?: The RGB value is 116, 162, 170: 116 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A2AA?: The complementary color is #AA7C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.