What color is #74B0B2?

#74B0B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B0B2?

The RGB value is 116, 176, 178: 116 red, 176 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B0B2?

The complementary color is #B27674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B0B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B0B2 color

#74B0B2 rgb(116, 176, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B0B2 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 69% green and 69.8% blue (116, 176, 178).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#74B0B2 color codes

HEX	`#74B0B2`
RGB	`rgb(116, 176, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 69%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 1%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -18.8, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 20.12, 200.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.761, 37.976, 47.82)`
Decimal	`7647410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B0B2, 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 #74B0B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B0B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #74B0B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b0b2; }
.text { color: #74b0b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b0b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 176 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b0b2, #7491b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B0B2?: #74B0B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B0B2?: The RGB value is 116, 176, 178: 116 red, 176 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B0B2?: The complementary color is #B27674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B0B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.