What color is #74E2FF?

#74E2FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74E2FF?

The RGB value is 116, 226, 255: 116 red, 226 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74E2FF?

The complementary color is #FF9174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74E2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74E2FF color

#74E2FF rgb(116, 226, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74E2FF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 88.6% green and 100% blue (116, 226, 255).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Splashing Wave (#44DDFF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#74E2FF color codes

HEX	`#74E2FF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 226, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 88.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -23.74, -23.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 33.55, 224.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.442, 65.321, 104.433)`
Decimal	`7660287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74E2FF, 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 #74E2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74E2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #74E2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74e2ff; }
.text { color: #74e2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74e2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 226 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74e2ff, #749dff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #74E2FF?: #74E2FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74E2FF?: The RGB value is 116, 226, 255: 116 red, 226 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74E2FF?: The complementary color is #FF9174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74E2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.