What color is #74B5A9?

#74B5A9 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B5A9?

The RGB value is 116, 181, 169: 116 red, 181 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B5A9?

The complementary color is #B57480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B5A9 color

#74B5A9 rgb(116, 181, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B5A9 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 71% green and 66.3% blue (116, 181, 169).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#74B5A9 color codes

HEX	`#74B5A9`
RGB	`rgb(116, 181, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 71%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, -23.5, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 23.5, 181.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.885, 39.623, 43.549)`
Decimal	`7648681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B5A9, 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 #74B5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #74B5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b5a9; }
.text { color: #74b5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 181 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b5a9, #74a1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #74B5A9?: #74B5A9 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B5A9?: The RGB value is 116, 181, 169: 116 red, 181 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B5A9?: The complementary color is #B57480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.