What color is #74C5AF?

#74C5AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C5AF?

The RGB value is 116, 197, 175: 116 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C5AF?

The complementary color is #C5748A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C5AF color

#74C5AF rgb(116, 197, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #74C5AF is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 77.3% green and 68.6% blue (116, 197, 175).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 41% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bevelled Glass (#7ACCB8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#74C5AF color codes

HEX	`#74C5AF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 197, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 77.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 41%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 41%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, -29.97, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 30.15, 173.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.904, 46.738, 47.731)`
Decimal	`7652783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C5AF, 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 #74C5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #74C5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c5af; }
.text { color: #74c5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 197 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c5af, #74b3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #74C5AF?: #74C5AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C5AF?: The RGB value is 116, 197, 175: 116 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C5AF?: The complementary color is #C5748A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.