#74AFBA#74AFBA
#74AFBA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.063 H 210.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74AFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 175, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 34%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 38%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.96, -16.27, -11.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.96, 20.03, 215.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% -0.0543 -0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.063 210.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3922, 37.9161, 52.1092) |
| Luminance | 0.3792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.99
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.10
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.62
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.99
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.22
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74AFBA #BA7F74
analogous
#74BAA2 #74AFBA #748CBA
triadic
#74AFBA #BA74AF #AFBA74
tetradic
#74AFBA #A274BA #BA7F74 #8CBA74
square
#74AFBA #A274BA #BA7F74 #8CBA74
split-complementary
#74AFBA #BA748C #BAA274
monochromatic
#3C6F78 #5094A1 #74AFBA #9DC7CE #C6DEE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#74AFBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#74AFBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74AFBA
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74AFBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74AFBA | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA2BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74afba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 175, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.063 210.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc7ce',
500: '#74afba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74afba; $custom-light: #9fc7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74afba",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 175,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.429,
"s": 33.654,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71752,
"c": 0.06308,
"h": 210.5
},
"luminance": 0.37918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74AFBA
secondary
#D3BCB7
accent
#6F5ECA
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F9
border
#CDD1D2
text
#0F1313
muted
#7F8282