What color is #74B3C5?

#74B3C5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B3C5?

The RGB value is 116, 179, 197: 116 red, 179 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B3C5?

The complementary color is #C58674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B3C5 color

#74B3C5 rgb(116, 179, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B3C5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 70.2% green and 77.3% blue (116, 179, 197).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 41% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#74B3C5 color codes

HEX	`#74B3C5`
RGB	`rgb(116, 179, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 70.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 41%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 41%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 9%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.46, -15.52, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.46, 21.94, 224.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.397, 39.982, 58.77)`
Decimal	`7648197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B3C5, 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 #74B3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #74B3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b3c5; }
.text { color: #74b3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 179 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b3c5, #748ac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B3C5?: #74B3C5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B3C5?: The RGB value is 116, 179, 197: 116 red, 179 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B3C5?: The complementary color is #C58674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.