#74AC97#74AC97
#74AC97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.067 H 168.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74AC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 172, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 25%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 33%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.6%, 0%, 12.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -23.01, 4.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 23.55, 167.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% -0.0654 0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.067 168.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5390, 35.4509, 34.6638) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.22
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.77
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.86
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 7.79
Greyish Green
#82A67D
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74AC97 #AC7489
analogous
#74AC7B #74AC97 #74A5AC
triadic
#74AC97 #9774AC #AC9774
tetradic
#74AC97 #7B74AC #AC7489 #A5AC74
square
#74AC97 #7B74AC #AC7489 #A5AC74
split-complementary
#74AC97 #AC74A5 #AC7B74
monochromatic
#3E6858 #558E79 #74AC97 #9AC3B4 #C1DAD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#74AC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#74AC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74AC97
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74AC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74AC97 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A596
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9E98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66ADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74ac97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 172, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.067 168.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec5b5',
500: '#74ac97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74ac97; $custom-light: #9ec5b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74ac97",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 172,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.5,
"s": 25.225,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69935,
"c": 0.06666,
"h": 168.9
},
"luminance": 0.35452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74AC97
secondary
#C9B2BB
accent
#6688C2
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F6
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1211
muted
#7E8180