What color is #74E4E0?

#74E4E0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74E4E0?

The RGB value is 116, 228, 224: 116 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74E4E0?

The complementary color is #E47478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74E4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74E4E0 color

#74E4E0 rgb(116, 228, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74E4E0 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 89.4% green and 87.8% blue (116, 228, 224).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 67% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#74E4E0 color codes

HEX	`#74E4E0`
RGB	`rgb(116, 228, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 89.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 67%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.27, -32.92, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.27, 33.86, 193.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.395, 64.577, 80.421)`
Decimal	`7660768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74E4E0, 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 #74E4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74E4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #74E4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74e4e0; }
.text { color: #74e4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74e4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 228 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74e4e0, #74b0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #74E4E0?: #74E4E0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74E4E0?: The RGB value is 116, 228, 224: 116 red, 228 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74E4E0?: The complementary color is #E47478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74E4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.