What color is #74BCB3?

#74BCB3 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 #74BCB3?

The RGB value is 116, 188, 179: 116 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74BCB3?

The complementary color is #BC747D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74BCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74BCB3 color

#74BCB3 rgb(116, 188, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74BCB3 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 73.7% green and 70.2% blue (116, 188, 179).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#74BCB3 color codes

HEX	`#74BCB3`
RGB	`rgb(116, 188, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 73.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.51, -24.64, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.51, 24.77, 185.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.319, 42.932, 49.17)`
Decimal	`7650483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74BCB3, 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 #74BCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74BCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #74BCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74bcb3; }
.text { color: #74bcb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74bcb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 188 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74bcb3, #74a1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #74BCB3?: #74BCB3 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 #74BCB3?: The RGB value is 116, 188, 179: 116 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74BCB3?: The complementary color is #BC747D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74BCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.