What color is #74AFC1?

#74AFC1 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 #74AFC1?

The RGB value is 116, 175, 193: 116 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74AFC1?

The complementary color is #C18674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74AFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74AFC1 color

#74AFC1 rgb(116, 175, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74AFC1 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 68.6% green and 75.7% blue (116, 175, 193).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#74AFC1 color codes

HEX	`#74AFC1`
RGB	`rgb(116, 175, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 68.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, -14.46, -15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 20.99, 226.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.155, 38.221, 56.125)`
Decimal	`7647169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74AFC1, 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 #74AFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74AFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #74AFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74afc1; }
.text { color: #74afc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74afc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 175 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74afc1, #7488c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #74AFC1?: #74AFC1 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 #74AFC1?: The RGB value is 116, 175, 193: 116 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74AFC1?: The complementary color is #C18674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74AFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.