What color is #74D3CE?

#74D3CE 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 #74D3CE?

The RGB value is 116, 211, 206: 116 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74D3CE?

The complementary color is #D37479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74D3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74D3CE color

#74D3CE rgb(116, 211, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74D3CE is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (116, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 52% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#74D3CE color codes

HEX	`#74D3CE`
RGB	`rgb(116, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 52%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 45%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, -29.32, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 29.99, 192.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.633, 54.754, 66.755)`
Decimal	`7656398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74D3CE, 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 #74D3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74D3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #74D3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74d3ce; }
.text { color: #74d3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74d3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74d3ce, #74a8d3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74D3CE?: #74D3CE 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 #74D3CE?: The RGB value is 116, 211, 206: 116 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74D3CE?: The complementary color is #D37479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74D3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.