What color is #74B4B3?

#74B4B3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B4B3?

The RGB value is 116, 180, 179: 116 red, 180 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B4B3?

The complementary color is #B47475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B4B3 color

#74B4B3 rgb(116, 180, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B4B3 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 70.6% green and 70.2% blue (116, 180, 179).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 8.92:1).

#74B4B3 color codes

HEX	`#74B4B3`
RGB	`rgb(116, 180, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 70.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, -20.61, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 21.46, 196.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.657, 39.608, 48.616)`
Decimal	`7648435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B4B3, 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 #74B4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #74B4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b4b3; }
.text { color: #74b4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 180 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b4b3, #7495b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B4B3?: #74B4B3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B4B3?: The RGB value is 116, 180, 179: 116 red, 180 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B4B3?: The complementary color is #B47475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.