What color is #74D2D1?

#74D2D1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74D2D1?

The RGB value is 116, 210, 209: 116 red, 210 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74D2D1?

The complementary color is #D27475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74D2D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74D2D1 color

#74D2D1 rgb(116, 210, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74D2D1 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 82.4% green and 82% blue (116, 210, 209).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 51% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#74D2D1 color codes

HEX	`#74D2D1`
RGB	`rgb(116, 210, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 82.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 51%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 45%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -28.09, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 29.26, 196.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.753, 54.406, 68.61)`
Decimal	`7656145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74D2D1, 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 #74D2D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74D2D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #74D2D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74d2d1; }
.text { color: #74d2d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74d2d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 210 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74d2d1, #74a4d2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74D2D1?: #74D2D1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74D2D1?: The RGB value is 116, 210, 209: 116 red, 210 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74D2D1?: The complementary color is #D27475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74D2D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.