What color is #74C6C5?

#74C6C5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C6C5?

The RGB value is 116, 198, 197: 116 red, 198 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C6C5?

The complementary color is #C67475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C6C5 color

#74C6C5 rgb(116, 198, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74C6C5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 77.6% green and 77.3% blue (116, 198, 197).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 42% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#74C6C5 color codes

HEX	`#74C6C5`
RGB	`rgb(116, 198, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 77.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 42%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, -25.21, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 26.26, 196.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.471, 48.13, 60.128)`
Decimal	`7653061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C6C5, 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 #74C6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #74C6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c6c5; }
.text { color: #74c6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 198 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c6c5, #749ec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #74C6C5?: #74C6C5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C6C5?: The RGB value is 116, 198, 197: 116 red, 198 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C6C5?: The complementary color is #C67475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.