What color is #74ACB5?

#74ACB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74ACB5?

The RGB value is 116, 172, 181: 116 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74ACB5?

The complementary color is #B57D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74ACB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74ACB5 color

#74ACB5 rgb(116, 172, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74ACB5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 67.5% green and 71% blue (116, 172, 181).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#74ACB5 color codes

HEX	`#74ACB5`
RGB	`rgb(116, 172, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 67.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.94, -15.96, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.94, 19.07, 213.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.293, 36.552, 49.166)`
Decimal	`7646389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74ACB5, 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 #74ACB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74ACB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #74ACB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74acb5; }
.text { color: #74acb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74acb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 172 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74acb5, #748cb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74ACB5?: #74ACB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74ACB5?: The RGB value is 116, 172, 181: 116 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74ACB5?: The complementary color is #B57D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74ACB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.