What color is #74BFA7?

#74BFA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74BFA7?

The RGB value is 116, 191, 167: 116 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74BFA7?

The complementary color is #BF748C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74BFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74BFA7 color

#74BFA7 rgb(116, 191, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #74BFA7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 74.9% green and 65.5% blue (116, 191, 167).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#74BFA7 color codes

HEX	`#74BFA7`
RGB	`rgb(116, 191, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 74.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -28.88, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 29.28, 170.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.806, 43.762, 43.27)`
Decimal	`7651239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74BFA7, 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 #74BFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74BFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #74BFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74bfa7; }
.text { color: #74bfa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74bfa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 191 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74bfa7, #74b2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #74BFA7?: #74BFA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74BFA7?: The RGB value is 116, 191, 167: 116 red, 191 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74BFA7?: The complementary color is #BF748C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74BFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.