#74B2BE#74B2BE
#74B2BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.066 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74B2BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 178, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 36%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 39%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.95, -16.82, -12.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.95, 20.90, 216.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0565 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.066 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4138, 39.2694, 54.5769) |
| Luminance | 0.3927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.72
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.46
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.42
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74B2BE #BE8074
analogous
#74BEA5 #74B2BE #748DBE
triadic
#74B2BE #BE74B2 #B2BE74
tetradic
#74B2BE #A574BE #BE8074 #8DBE74
square
#74B2BE #A574BE #BE8074 #8DBE74
split-complementary
#74B2BE #BE748D #BEA574
monochromatic
#3A727D #4E98A7 #74B2BE #9EC9D2 #C7E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#74B2BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#74B2BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74B2BE
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74B2BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74B2BE | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AEBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56B8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74b2be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 178, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.066 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc9d1',
500: '#74b2be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74b2be; $custom-light: #9fc9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74b2be",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 178,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.73,
"s": 36.275,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72581,
"c": 0.06595,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.39271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74B2BE
secondary
#D5BDB9
accent
#6E5CCC
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F9
border
#CDD1D2
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8282