What color is #74E3D9?

#74E3D9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74E3D9?

The RGB value is 116, 227, 217: 116 red, 227 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74E3D9?

The complementary color is #E3747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74E3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74E3D9 color

#74E3D9 rgb(116, 227, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74E3D9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 89% green and 85.1% blue (116, 227, 217).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 66% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#74E3D9 color codes

HEX	`#74E3D9`
RGB	`rgb(116, 227, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 89%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 66%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.79, -34.19, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.79, 34.55, 188.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.191, 63.657, 75.432)`
Decimal	`7660505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74E3D9, 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 #74E3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74E3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #74E3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74e3d9; }
.text { color: #74e3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74e3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 227 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74e3d9, #74b6e3); }

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Questions

What color is #74E3D9?: #74E3D9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74E3D9?: The RGB value is 116, 227, 217: 116 red, 227 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74E3D9?: The complementary color is #E3747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74E3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.