#74B3BB#74B3BB
#74B3BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.066 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74B3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 179, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 34%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 38%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, -18.10, -10.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 20.91, 210.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% -0.0589 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.066 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2890, 39.5389, 52.9344) |
| Luminance | 0.3954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.04
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.41
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.95
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.64
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74B3BB #BB7C74
analogous
#74BBA0 #74B3BB #7490BB
triadic
#74B3BB #BB74B3 #B3BB74
tetradic
#74B3BB #A074BB #BB7C74 #90BB74
square
#74B3BB #A074BB #BB7C74 #90BB74
split-complementary
#74B3BB #BB7490 #BBA074
monochromatic
#3B7279 #4F99A2 #74B3BB #9DC9CF #C6E0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#74B3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#74B3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74B3BB
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74B3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74B3BB | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AEBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#57B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74b3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 179, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.066 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc9cf',
500: '#74b3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74b3bb; $custom-light: #9fc9cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74b3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 179,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.761,
"s": 34.3,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72705,
"c": 0.06556,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.39541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74B3BB
secondary
#D3BBB8
accent
#6A5DCA
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F9
border
#CDD1D2
text
#0F1313
muted
#7F8282