What color is #74DDDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #74DDDD?

The RGB value is 116, 221, 221: 116 red, 221 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74DDDD?

The complementary color is #DD7474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74DDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74DDDD color

#74DDDD rgb(116, 221, 221)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 86.7% green and 86.7% blue (116, 221, 221).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#74DDDD color codes

HEX	`#74DDDD`
RGB	`rgb(116, 221, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 86.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 48%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.19, -30.35, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.19, 31.78, 197.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.105, 60.642, 77.668)`
Decimal	`7658973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74DDDD, 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 #74DDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74DDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #74DDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74dddd; }
.text { color: #74dddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74dddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 221 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74dddd, #74a9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #74DDDD?: #74DDDD is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74DDDD?: The RGB value is 116, 221, 221: 116 red, 221 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74DDDD?: The complementary color is #DD7474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74DDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.