#74AAA5#74AAA5
#74AAA5 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.057 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74AAA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 170, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 24%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 32%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 0%, 2.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.89, -18.82, -3.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.89, 19.08, 189.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.89% -0.0567 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.89% 0.057 188.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3664, 35.1775, 40.8853) |
| Luminance | 0.3518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.02
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.26
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74AAA5 #AA7479
analogous
#74AA8A #74AAA5 #7494AA
triadic
#74AAA5 #A574AA #AAA574
tetradic
#74AAA5 #8A74AA #AA7479 #94AA74
square
#74AAA5 #8A74AA #AA7479 #94AA74
split-complementary
#74AAA5 #AA7494 #AA8A74
monochromatic
#3E6662 #558B86 #74AAA5 #9AC1BE #C0D8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#74AAA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#74AAA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74AAA5
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74AAA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74AAA5 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62ADA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74aaa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 170, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.057 188.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec3bf',
500: '#74aaa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74aaa5; $custom-light: #9ec3bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74aaa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 170,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.444,
"s": 24.107,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69889,
"c": 0.05735,
"h": 188.7
},
"luminance": 0.35179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74AAA5
secondary
#C8B2B4
accent
#6770C1
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F7
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1212
muted
#7E8181