What color is #74D1CA?

#74D1CA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74D1CA?

The RGB value is 116, 209, 202: 116 red, 209 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74D1CA?

The complementary color is #D1747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74D1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74D1CA color

#74D1CA rgb(116, 209, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74D1CA is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 82% green and 79.2% blue (116, 209, 202).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#74D1CA color codes

HEX	`#74D1CA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 209, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 82%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, -29.35, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 29.8, 189.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.659, 53.575, 64.064)`
Decimal	`7655882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74D1CA, 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 #74D1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74D1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #74D1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74d1ca; }
.text { color: #74d1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74d1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 209 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74d1ca, #74a9d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74D1CA?: #74D1CA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74D1CA?: The RGB value is 116, 209, 202: 116 red, 209 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74D1CA?: The complementary color is #D1747B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74D1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.