What color is #74A7AE?

#74A7AE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74A7AE?

The RGB value is 116, 167, 174: 116 red, 167 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74A7AE?

The complementary color is #AE7B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74A7AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74A7AE color

#74A7AE rgb(116, 167, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74A7AE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 65.5% green and 68.2% blue (116, 167, 174).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#74A7AE color codes

HEX	`#74A7AE`
RGB	`rgb(116, 167, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 65.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, -15.08, -9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 17.57, 210.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.659, 34.405, 45.167)`
Decimal	`7645102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74A7AE, 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 #74A7AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74A7AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #74A7AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74a7ae; }
.text { color: #74a7ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74a7ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 167 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74a7ae, #748aae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74A7AE?: #74A7AE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74A7AE?: The RGB value is 116, 167, 174: 116 red, 167 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74A7AE?: The complementary color is #AE7B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74A7AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.