What color is #74C0AA?

#74C0AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C0AA?

The RGB value is 116, 192, 170: 116 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C0AA?

The complementary color is #C0748A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C0AA color

#74C0AA rgb(116, 192, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C0AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 75.3% green and 66.7% blue (116, 192, 170).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 38% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sereni Teal (#76BAA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#74C0AA color codes

HEX	`#74C0AA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 192, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 75.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 38%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -28.69, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 28.93, 172.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.305, 44.312, 44.821)`
Decimal	`7651498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C0AA, 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 #74C0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #74C0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c0aa; }
.text { color: #74c0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 192 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c0aa, #74b0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #74C0AA?: #74C0AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C0AA?: The RGB value is 116, 192, 170: 116 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C0AA?: The complementary color is #C0748A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.