What color is #74B0AA?

#74B0AA 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 #74B0AA?

The RGB value is 116, 176, 170: 116 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B0AA?

The complementary color is #B0747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B0AA color

#74B0AA rgb(116, 176, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B0AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 69% green and 66.7% blue (116, 176, 170).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#74B0AA color codes

HEX	`#74B0AA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 176, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 69%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -20.73, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 20.96, 188.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.981, 37.664, 43.713)`
Decimal	`7647402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B0AA, 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 #74B0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #74B0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b0aa; }
.text { color: #74b0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 176 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b0aa, #7498b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B0AA?: #74B0AA 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 #74B0AA?: The RGB value is 116, 176, 170: 116 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B0AA?: The complementary color is #B0747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.