What color is #74C5BB?

#74C5BB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C5BB?

The RGB value is 116, 197, 187: 116 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C5BB?

The complementary color is #C5747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C5BB color

#74C5BB rgb(116, 197, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74C5BB is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 77.3% green and 73.3% blue (116, 197, 187).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#74C5BB color codes

HEX	`#74C5BB`
RGB	`rgb(116, 197, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 77.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 41%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.34, -27.17, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.34, 27.31, 185.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.135, 47.231, 54.216)`
Decimal	`7652795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C5BB, 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 #74C5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #74C5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c5bb; }
.text { color: #74c5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 197 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c5bb, #74a6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #74C5BB?: #74C5BB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C5BB?: The RGB value is 116, 197, 187: 116 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C5BB?: The complementary color is #C5747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.