What color is #74B9B8?

#74B9B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74B9B8?

The RGB value is 116, 185, 184: 116 red, 185 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74B9B8?

The complementary color is #B97475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74B9B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74B9B8 color

#74B9B8 rgb(116, 185, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74B9B8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 72.5% green and 72.2% blue (116, 185, 184).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#74B9B8 color codes

HEX	`#74B9B8`
RGB	`rgb(116, 185, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 72.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.78, -21.92, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.78, 22.83, 196.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.2, 41.869, 51.67)`
Decimal	`7649720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74B9B8, 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 #74B9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74B9B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #74B9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74b9b8; }
.text { color: #74b9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74b9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 185 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74b9b8, #7497b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #74B9B8?: #74B9B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74B9B8?: The RGB value is 116, 185, 184: 116 red, 185 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74B9B8?: The complementary color is #B97475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74B9B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.