What color is #74CAAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #74CAAF?

The RGB value is 116, 202, 175: 116 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74CAAF?

The complementary color is #CA748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74CAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74CAAF color

#74CAAF rgb(116, 202, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #74CAAF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 79.2% green and 68.6% blue (116, 202, 175).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 45% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bevelled Glass (#7ACCB8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#74CAAF color codes

HEX	`#74CAAF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 202, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 79.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 45%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 43%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -32.35, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 32.8, 170.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.058, 49.047, 48.116)`
Decimal	`7654063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74CAAF, 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 #74CAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74CAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #74CAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74caaf; }
.text { color: #74caaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74caaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 202 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74caaf, #74baca); }

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Questions

What color is #74CAAF?: #74CAAF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74CAAF?: The RGB value is 116, 202, 175: 116 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74CAAF?: The complementary color is #CA748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74CAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.