What color is #74BBB3?

#74BBB3 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 #74BBB3?

The RGB value is 116, 187, 179: 116 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74BBB3?

The complementary color is #BB747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74BBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74BBB3 color

#74BBB3 rgb(116, 187, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74BBB3 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 73.3% green and 70.2% blue (116, 187, 179).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#74BBB3 color codes

HEX	`#74BBB3`
RGB	`rgb(116, 187, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 73.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, -24.14, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 24.33, 187.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.106, 42.506, 49.099)`
Decimal	`7650227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74BBB3, 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 #74BBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74BBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #74BBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74bbb3; }
.text { color: #74bbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74bbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 187 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74bbb3, #749fbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #74BBB3?: #74BBB3 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 #74BBB3?: The RGB value is 116, 187, 179: 116 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74BBB3?: The complementary color is #BB747C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74BBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.