What color is #74E6E0?

#74E6E0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74E6E0?

The RGB value is 116, 230, 224: 116 red, 230 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74E6E0?

The complementary color is #E6747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74E6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74E6E0 color

#74E6E0 rgb(116, 230, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74E6E0 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 90.2% green and 87.8% blue (116, 230, 224).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 70% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#74E6E0 color codes

HEX	`#74E6E0`
RGB	`rgb(116, 230, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 90.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 70%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 50%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, -33.86, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 34.59, 191.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.948, 65.684, 80.605)`
Decimal	`7661280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74E6E0, 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 #74E6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74E6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #74E6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74e6e0; }
.text { color: #74e6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74e6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 230 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74e6e0, #74b3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #74E6E0?: #74E6E0 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74E6E0?: The RGB value is 116, 230, 224: 116 red, 230 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74E6E0?: The complementary color is #E6747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74E6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.