What color is #74FFEE?

#74FFEE is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74FFEE?

The RGB value is 116, 255, 238: 116 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74FFEE?

The complementary color is #FF7485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74FFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74FFEE color

#74FFEE rgb(116, 255, 238)

Shades of teal

The hex color #74FFEE is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 100% green and 93.3% blue (116, 255, 238).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Pearl (#89F5E3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#74FFEE color codes

HEX	`#74FFEE`
RGB	`rgb(116, 255, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 100%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.31, -41.81, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.31, 41.94, 184.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.388, 81.4, 93.507)`
Decimal	`7667694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74FFEE, 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 #74FFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74FFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #74FFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74ffee; }
.text { color: #74ffee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ffee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 255 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74ffee, #74caff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Aqua.

Questions

What color is #74FFEE?: #74FFEE is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74FFEE?: The RGB value is 116, 255, 238: 116 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74FFEE?: The complementary color is #FF7485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74FFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.