#74BBC2#74BBC2
#74BBC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.072 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74BBC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 187, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 39%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 40%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, -20.44, -10.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 23.01, 207.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% -0.0659 -0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.072 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7068, 43.1462, 57.5277) |
| Luminance | 0.4315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.56
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.93
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.23
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.65
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74BBC2 #C27B74
analogous
#74C2A2 #74BBC2 #7494C2
triadic
#74BBC2 #C274BB #BBC274
tetradic
#74BBC2 #A274C2 #C27B74 #94C274
square
#74BBC2 #A274C2 #C27B74 #94C274
split-complementary
#74BBC2 #C27494 #C2A274
monochromatic
#397C82 #4CA4AD #74BBC2 #9FD0D5 #C9E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#74BBC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#74BBC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74BBC2
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74BBC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74BBC2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B5C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#52C0BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74bbc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 187, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.072 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0cfd4',
500: '#74bbc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74bbc2; $custom-light: #a0cfd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74bbc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 187,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.385,
"s": 39,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74785,
"c": 0.07198,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.43149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74BBC2
secondary
#D8BDBA
accent
#3F34B2
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F9FA
border
#CED2D3
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8283