What color is #74ABAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #74ABAF?

The RGB value is 116, 171, 175: 116 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74ABAF?

The complementary color is #AF7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74ABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74ABAF color

#74ABAF rgb(116, 171, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74ABAF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (116, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#74ABAF color codes

HEX	`#74ABAF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -16.93, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 18.65, 204.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.501, 35.932, 45.93)`
Decimal	`7646127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74ABAF, 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 #74ABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74ABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #74ABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74abaf; }
.text { color: #74abaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74abaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74abaf, #748eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74ABAF?: #74ABAF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74ABAF?: The RGB value is 116, 171, 175: 116 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74ABAF?: The complementary color is #AF7874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74ABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.