What color is #74B0B4?

#74B0B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B0B4?

The RGB value is 116, 176, 180: 116 red, 176 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B0B4?

The complementary color is #B47874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B0B4 color

#74B0B4 rgb(116, 176, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B0B4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 69% green and 70.6% blue (116, 176, 180).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#74B0B4 color codes

HEX	`#74B0B4`
RGB	`rgb(116, 176, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 69%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, -18.3, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 20.06, 204.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.963, 38.057, 48.885)`
Decimal	`7647412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B0B4, 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 #74B0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #74B0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b0b4; }
.text { color: #74b0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 176 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b0b4, #7490b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B0B4?: #74B0B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B0B4?: The RGB value is 116, 176, 180: 116 red, 176 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B0B4?: The complementary color is #B47874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.