What color is #74B0A4?

#74B0A4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B0A4?

The RGB value is 116, 176, 164: 116 red, 176 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B0A4?

The complementary color is #B07480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B0A4 color

#74B0A4 rgb(116, 176, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B0A4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 69% green and 64.3% blue (116, 176, 164).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#74B0A4 color codes

HEX	`#74B0A4`
RGB	`rgb(116, 176, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 69%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, -22.13, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 22.13, 180.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.426, 37.442, 40.791)`
Decimal	`7647396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B0A4, 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 #74B0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #74B0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b0a4; }
.text { color: #74b0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 176 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b0a4, #749eb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74B0A4?: #74B0A4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B0A4?: The RGB value is 116, 176, 164: 116 red, 176 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B0A4?: The complementary color is #B07480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.