What color is #74C7BA?

#74C7BA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jolly Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C7BA?

The RGB value is 116, 199, 186: 116 red, 199 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C7BA?

The complementary color is #C77481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C7BA color

#74C7BA rgb(116, 199, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74C7BA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 78% green and 72.9% blue (116, 199, 186).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Jolly Jade (#77CCBB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#74C7BA color codes

HEX	`#74C7BA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 199, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 78%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, -28.38, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 28.42, 182.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.485, 48.102, 53.807)`
Decimal	`7653306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C7BA, 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 #74C7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #74C7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c7ba; }
.text { color: #74c7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 199 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c7ba, #74aac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #74C7BA?: #74C7BA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jolly Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C7BA?: The RGB value is 116, 199, 186: 116 red, 199 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C7BA?: The complementary color is #C77481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.