What color is #74B2BF?

#74B2BF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B2BF?

The RGB value is 116, 178, 191: 116 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B2BF?

The complementary color is #BF8174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B2BF color

#74B2BF rgb(116, 178, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B2BF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 69.8% green and 74.9% blue (116, 178, 191).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#74B2BF color codes

HEX	`#74B2BF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 178, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 69.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -16.56, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 21, 217.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.523, 39.313, 55.155)`
Decimal	`7647935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B2BF, 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 #74B2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #74B2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b2bf; }
.text { color: #74b2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 178 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b2bf, #748dbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B2BF?: #74B2BF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B2BF?: The RGB value is 116, 178, 191: 116 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B2BF?: The complementary color is #BF8174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.