What color is #74A69F?

#74A69F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A69F?

The RGB value is 116, 166, 159: 116 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A69F?

The complementary color is #A6747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A69F color

#74A69F rgb(116, 166, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74A69F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (116, 166, 159).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#74A69F color codes

HEX	`#74A69F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 166, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, -18.15, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 18.23, 185.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.095, 33.487, 37.83)`
Decimal	`7644831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A69F, 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 #74A69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #74A69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a69f; }
.text { color: #74a69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 166 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a69f, #7494a6); }

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Questions

What color is #74A69F?: #74A69F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A69F?: The RGB value is 116, 166, 159: 116 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A69F?: The complementary color is #A6747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.